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STARKVILLE, Miss. (MSU Athletics) – Mississippi State returned home from Hawaii undefeated, with a trophy and as the sixth-ranked team in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll, the highest ranking in program history.

The No. 6 spot was clinched as the Bulldogs, 7-0, defeated Oregon, San Jose State and Hawaii to win the Rainbow Wahine Showdown in Honolulu, Hawaii.

MSU is the second-highest ranked SEC team in the poll, behind only South Carolina at No. 3. Kentucky moved up three spots to No. 17 while Florida fell three spots to No. 19.

Tennessee, Auburn and Texas A&M entered the poll this week at Nos. 22, 23 and 25, respectively.

The Bulldogs will return to action Saturday at 1:30 p.m. CT versus Iowa State as a part of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The contest will be televised regionally by Fox Sports Net.

Associated Press Top 25 Poll – November 28, 2016

Rk.          Team                                     Record  Pts.

1              Notre Dame (16) 6-0          803

2              Connecticut (14) 4-0          797

3              South Carolina (3)               5-0          766

4              Baylor                                    7-1          725

5              Maryland                              6-0          694

6              Mississippi State               7-0          636

7              Louisville                               6-1          634

8              Florida State                        6-1          551

9              Ohio State                            5-2          546

10           UCLA                                      5-1          541

11           Stanford                                6-1          479

12           Oklahoma                             5-0          445

13           Washington                          6-1          423

14           Texas                                     2-2          400

15           DePaul                                   5-1          318

16           West Virginia                       7-0          303

17           Kentucky                               5-1          276

18           Miami                                    5-1          245

19           Florida                                   4-1          192

20           Syracuse                                4-3          146

21           Colorado                               6-0          116

22           Tennessee                            3-2          99

23           Auburn                                  6-1          70

24           Oregon State                       3-1          69

25           Texas A&M                          5-0          68