Video: Hail State Hoops #5 In Latest Poll, Highest In Program History

STARKVILLE, Miss. (MISS. ST.) – Mississippi State women’s basketball achieved a program-best ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll for the second-straight week, climbing to No. 5 on Monday.

The Bulldogs earned their 41^st-straight week in the poll, the ninth-longest active streak in the nation, following an 85-81 overtime win at Iowa State on Saturday. MSU rallied from a 17-point halftime deficit to halt the Cyclones’ 96-game win streak in regular season non-conference home games.

Mississippi State owns the highest ranking of four SEC teams in the poll, sitting just ahead of South Carolina. Kentucky moved to No. 15, while Florida fell to No. 23.

Vic Schaefer’s squad plays its first game at No. 5 on Saturday as it travels to Southern Miss for a 2 p.m. tip.

Associated Press Top 25 Poll – December 5, 2016

Rnk.       Team     Record  Pts.         Pvs.

1              Connecticut          7-0          809         2

2              Notre Dame         8-0          807         1

3              Baylor    9-1          750         4

4              Maryland              8-0          732         5

5              Mississippi State               8-0          668         6

6              South Carolina     6-1          660         3

7              Florida State        8-1          613         8

8              Louisville               7-2          574         7

9              UCLA      6-1          564         10

10           Stanford                8-1          525         11

11           Washington          8-1          487         13

12           Ohio State            6-3          403         9

13           West Virginia       9-0          401         16

14           Miami (FL)            7-1          398         18

15           Kentucky               6-2          338         17

16           DePaul   5-2          252         15

17           Texas     2-4          249         14

18           Colorado               8-0          231         21

19           Oklahoma             5-2          187         12

20           Syracuse                6-3          161         20

21           Duke      9-1          158         NR

22           South Florida        6-0          109         NR

23           Florida   6-2          105         19

24           Oregon State       5-1          70           24

25           Virginia Tech        7-0          66           NR

Others receiving votes: Oregon 65, Arizona State 48, Kansas State 48, Michigan 48, Tennessee 31, California 30, Auburn 28, Green Bay 22, Texas A&M 22, Northwestern 17, Marquette 15, Gonzaga 8, Oklahoma State 8, Michigan State 6, Boise State 6, Southern California 5, Vanderbilt 1.