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Mississippi State football: SP+ ranking drops 13 spots to 25th in post-spring update

Mississippi State football has dropped in the latest SP+ ranking update. Here’s what that actually means for the Bulldogs.

This off-season has definitely been an eventful one for Mississippi State football, with the aftermath of Mike Leach’s tragic passing; a new, first-time head coach; spring practices and some new commitments for the 2024 recruiting class.

But something that has passed with little hoopla is a drop from 12th in Bill Connelly’s final 2022 SP+ rankings to 25th in the most updated rankings post-spring.

Please read on before jumping in Bill’s Twitter mentions: he did not drop us in his rankings because he hates Mississippi State.