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Mississippi State Ranked No. 4 In Committee Rankings: Morning Bell, October 22
If the season ended today, Mississippi State’s soccer team would be a national No. 1 seed based on the NCAA Div. I Women’s Soccer Committee Top 16 rankings.
The Bulldogs (13-1, 7-0 SEC) were ranked No. 4 in the committee’s initial rankings that were released four weeks before the final NCAA tournament selections are made.
“The committee is very excited to provide this in-season top 16 ranking,” said Keri Mendoza, Senior Associate AD at Cal Poly and this year’s committee chair. “There have been a lot of great games the past few weeks, including some upsets, which makes for an exciting season and leads to shake-ups in the rankings.”
A tradition unlike any other. #HailState🐶 pic.twitter.com/aslnndU2T5
— Mississippi State Soccer (@HailStateSOC) October 20, 2024
Mississippi State trails three ACC teams, including the only team register a win against the Bulldogs this season. Duke (11-1) is ranked No. 1 followed by North Carolina (13-2) and Wake Forest (9-2-2), who defeated the Bulldogs earlier this season 2-1.
The 2024 championship field will consist of 30 automatic qualifiers and 34 at-large selections, which will be revealed on Monday, November 11 at 4:00 p.m. ET on NCAA.com.
Mississippi State still has work to do if it hopes to keep its rankings. The Bulldogs will wrap up the regular season Thursday at home against Kentucky before finishing the season on the road at Texas A&M.
The Bulldogs will then head to Pensacola, Fla. for the SEC Tournament that starts November 4 and ends November 10.
Women’s Power 5 Rankings for Week 10 ⤵️@AMcDevittTV gives us his Power 5 Rankings for the week. Who you got? 🤔#NCAASoccer pic.twitter.com/qq4RNMen6w
— NCAA Soccer (@NCAASoccer) October 21, 2024
Men’s Tennis: ITA Southern Regionals at LSU Tennis Complex (Baton Rouge, La.)
SINGLES
Main Draw Third Place Match
No. 60 Mario Martinez Serrano (MSU) def. Billy Blaydes (Auburn): 7-6(4), 6-3
DOUBLES
Main Draw Finals
Billy Blaydes/William Nolan (Auburn) def. No. 1 Petar Jovanovic/Benito Sanchez Martinez (MSU): 7-6(1), 4-6, 1-0[9]
Men’s Golf: Fall Oak Collegiate Invitational (Sixth place, 5-under par)
Women’s Golf: The Ally, Round 1
Team Score
1. Mississippi State, -9
Individual Score
Men’s Tennis: ITF Norman 25K
Women’s Tennis: ITF W100 Tyler; ITF W35 Hilton Head
Women’s Golf: The Ally (West Point, Miss.)
This Week in StarkVegas ⬇️
⛳️ @hailstatewg The Ally 🆓
🏐 @hailstatevb vs. Ole Miss & Arkansas 🆓
⚽️ @hailstatesoc vs. Kentucky 🆓
🏈 @hailstatefb vs. Arkansas 🎟️🎟 » https://t.co/orNzrS2v1p
» https://t.co/i4s5CN1pLe#HailState🐶— Mississippi State Athletics (@HailState) October 21, 2024
Passing TDs in October by SEC QBs:
6 – Michael Van Buren, @HailStateFB
5 – Carson Beck, Georgia
5 – Diego Pavia, Vandy
3 – Garrett Nussmeier, LSU
3 – Jalen Milroe, Alabama
3 – Quinn Ewers, Texas
3 – Brady Cook, Mizzou
3 – LaNorris Sellers, S Carolina
2 – 2 others
1 – 7 others pic.twitter.com/MpxWaJLINC— Brandon Langlois (@LangloisMSU) October 20, 2024
“Tracked a raccoon one time in the snow. I was in the neighborhood and I was just curious where this raccoon lived. There’s some fresh raccoon tracks. He’d been digging at somebody’s garbage.”
It’s time for US to celebrate the fans! You had Davis Wade rocking on Saturday; let’s keep it going this weekend! #HailState | @budlight pic.twitter.com/qXrWSc01hc
— Mississippi State Football (@HailStateFB) October 21, 2024
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Mississippi Top Reads for week of March 15, 2026
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Staff
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1. (tie) “The Irish Goodbye,” Beth Ann Fennelly, Norton; and “Vigil,” George Saunders, Random House
2. “Theo of Golden,” Allen Levi, Atria Books
3. “The Widow,” John Grisham, Doubleday
4. “The Correspondent,” Virginia Evans, Random House
5. “When It’s Darkness on the Delta,” W. Ralph Eubanks, Beacon Press
6. “Eradication,” Jonathan Miles, Doubleday
7. “Neptune’s Fortune,” Julian Sancton, Random House
8. “The Dean,” Sparky Reardon, The Nautilus Publishing Company
9. “Kin,” Tayari Jones, Random House
10. “Brawler,” Lauren Groff, Riverhead
Children and young adults
1. “The Bear and the Hair and the Fair,” Em Lynas, Little Brown
2. “The Hybrid Prince,” Tui T. Sutherland, Scholastic Press
3. “One Mississippi,” Steve Azar,Sarah Frances Hardy (Illustrator), The Nautilus Publishing
4. “If You Make a Call on a Banana Phone,” Gideon Sterer, HarperCollins
5. (tie) “Fancy Nancy: Besties for Eternity,” Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator), HarperCollins; and “The Dark is For,” Jane Kohuth, Simon and Schuster
Adult events (Sunday, March 15–Saturday, March 21)
Amy McDowell in conversation with Jodi Skipper for “Whispers in the Pews,” 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Off Square Books, 129 Courthouse Square, Oxford, 662-236-2262
Tayari Jones on Thacker Mountain Radio Hour for “Kin,” 6 p.m. Thursday, Off Square Books, 129 Courthouse Square, Oxford, 662-236-2262
Children’s events (Sunday, March 15–Saturday, March 21)
No Cap Book Club (kids 10-13) will be reading “A Kid’s Book About…,” 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, Square Books Jr., 111 Courthouse Square, Oxford, 662-236-2207
Storytime, “Clifford: Dream Big,” 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Square Books Jr., 111 Courthouse Square, Oxford, 662-236-2207
Chapter Captains Book Club (kids 6-9) will be reading “Princess in Black: Bathtime Battle,” 6:00 p.m. Thursday, Square Books Jr., 111 Courthouse Square, Oxford, 662-236-2207
Storytime, “What a Small Cat Needs,” 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Square Books Jr., 111 Courthouse Square, Oxford, 662-236-2207
Story Time, “Very Hungry Caterpillar” Day! 10 a.m. Saturday, Lemuria Books, 202 Banner Hall, 4465 I-55 North, Jackson, 601-366-7619
— Sales and/or Events Reported by Lemuria Books (Jackson); Lorelei Books (Vicksburg); Square Books (Oxford).
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Who finished No. 1 in Mississippi high school basketball Super 25 girls rankings?
The Mississippi girls high school basketball 2025-26 season has ended.
The MHSAA championships concluded March 7 at Mississippi Coliseum, while the MAIS overall tournament ended two weeks ago. Starkville finished as the No. 1 team in the final Clarion Ledger Mississippi high school girls basketball Super 25 rankings.
Two teams enter the Super 25 final rankings as Louisville joins from MHSAA 4A and East Rankin Academy in MAIS 4A.
Mississippi high school girls basketball Super 25 rankings
1. Starkville (31-3)
MHSAA Class 7A. Previous ranking: 1. Final game: Starkville 39, Harrison Central 22 in MHSAA 7A championship.
2. Laurel (31-2)
MHSAA Class 5A. Previous ranking: 3. Final game: Laurel 52, Holmes County Central 26 in MHSAA 5A championship.
3. Biloxi (30-2)
MHSAA Class 7A. Previous ranking: 2. Final game: Starkville 41, Biloxi 34 in MHSAA 7A semifinals.
4. Tishomingo County (28-2)
MHSAA Class 4A. Previous ranking: 4. Final game: Tishomingo County 64, Louisville 49 in MHSAA 4A championship.
5. Olive Branch (23-7)
MHSAA Class 6A. Previous ranking: 8. Final game: Olive Branch 58, Neshoba Central 57 in MHSAA 6A championship.
6. Harrison Central (26-7)
MHSAA Class 7A. Previous ranking: 7. Final game: Starkville 39, Harrison Central 22 in MHSAA 7A championship.
7. Neshoba Central (26-7)
MHSAA Class 6A. Previous ranking: 5. Final game: Olive Branch 58, Neshoba Central 57 in MHSAA 6A championship.
8. Madison Central (25-7)
MHSAA Class 7A. Previous ranking: 6. Final game: Harrison Central 56, Madison Central 40 in MHSAA 7A semifinals.
9. Booneville (24-4)
MHSAA Class 3A. Previous ranking: 9. Final game: Booneville 54, Belmont 31 in MHSAA 3A championship.
10. Canton (26-5)
MHSAA Class 6A. Previous ranking: 10. Final game: Olive Branch 47, Canton 41 in MHSAA 6A quarterfinals.
11. Ingomar (33-2)
MHSAA Class 1A. Previous ranking: 12. Final game: Ingomar 65, Okolona 48 in MHSAA 1A championship.
12. Northwest Rankin (24-8)
MHSAA Class 7A. Previous ranking: 13. Final game: Harrison Central 45, Northwest Rankin 42 in MHSAA 7A quarterfinals.
13. Madison-Ridgeland Academy (36-5)
MAIS Class 4A. Previous ranking: 14. Final game: MRA 37, Simpson Academy 25 in MAIS Overall championship.
14. Pontotoc (23-9)
MHSAA Class 5A. Previous ranking: 16. Final game: Laurel 63, Pontotoc 38 in MHSAA 5A semifinals.
15. Brandon (23-8)
MHSAA Class 7A. Previous ranking: 17. Final game: Biloxi 55, Brandon 39 in MHSAA 7A quarterfinals.
16. Louisville (22-8)
MHSAA Class 6A. Previous ranking: Not ranked. Final game: Tishomingo County 64, Louisville 49 in MHSAA 4A championship.
17. Morton (27-3)
MHSAA Class 4A. Previous ranking: 11. Final game: Tishomingo County 65, Morton 40 in MHSAA 4A semifinals.
18. Choctaw Central (24-6)
MHSAA Class 4A. Previous ranking: 15. Final game: Morton 48, Choctaw Central 36 in MHSAA 4A quarterfinals.
19. Holmes County Central (22-12)
MHSAA Class 5A. Previous ranking: 23. Final game: Laurel 52, Holmes County Central 26 in MHSAA 5A championship.
20. Brookhaven (25-6)
MHSAA Class 5A. Previous ranking: 18. Final game: Holmes County Central 61, Brookhaven 55 in MHSAA 5A semifinals.
21. Belmont (24-7)
MHSAA Class 3A. Previous ranking: 19. Final game: Booneville 54, Belmont 31 in MHSAA 3A championship.
22. Simpson Academy (31-6)
MAIS Class 4A. Previous ranking: 21. Final game: MRA 37, Simpson Academy 25 in MAIS Overall championship.
23. West Harrison (24-5)
MHSAA Class 7A. Previous ranking: 22. Final game: Brandon 54, West Harrison 45 in MHSAA 7A first round.
24. East Union (30-2)
MHSAA Class 2A. Previous ranking: 24. Final game: East Union 57, New Site 38 in MHSAA 2A championship.
25. East Rankin Academy (31-7)
MAIS Class 4A. Previous ranking: Not ranked. Final game: MRA 57, East Rankin Academy 43 in MAIS Overall semifinals.
Michael Chavez covers high school sports, among others, for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at mchavez@gannett.com or reach out to him on X, formerly Twitter @MikeSChavez.
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