Mississippi State will begin the season just outside the top 10.
The Bulldogs were ranked 11th in the women’s basketball preseason poll by the Associated Press. Vic Schaefer‘s squad was also picked 13th last Thursday in the USA Today coaches poll.
MSU received 465 points and was the third highest team from the Southeastern Conference trailing No. 2 South Carolina and No. 4 Tennessee. Connecticut sits atop the AP poll receiving 800 points.
Other SEC teams ranked in the top 25 are Texas A&M at No. 14 and Kentucky at No.