MCBB: Mississippi State remains at No. 14, Ole Miss falls to No. 23 in latest AP Top 25

Another week of college basketball has wrapped up in the Southeastern Conference and Mississippi State has stayed put in the polls while Ole Miss took a dip in the latest Associated Press top 25. The Bulldogs split their two most recent contests, whereas the Rebels are on a three-game losing streak.

Mississippi State (16-4, 4-3 SEC) remained the No. 14 team in the country after falling to Tennessee on the road on Tuesday before traveling to South Carolina, where the Bulldogs emerged a 65-60 overtime victor.

In the 68-56 loss to the Volunteers, Josh Hubbard scored 16 points and Riley Kugel had 12 points. Kugel led the way for Mississippi State in Saturday’s overtime thriller. Next up for Chris Jans’ crew is a Wednesday night matchup against No. 4 Alabama. The game will tip off at 8 p.m. CT.

Ole Miss (15-5, 4-3 SEC) dropped seven spots in the rankings after suffering its third consecutive loss this past week. A three-pointer by Manny Obaseki lifted Texas A&M to a one-point victory in the SJB Pavilion on Wednesday after the Rebels had led the entire game. On Saturday, Ole Miss was unable to steal a road victory at Missouri.

Sean Pedulla led the Rebels in the 63-62 midweek loss with 16 points after shooting 50% from the field. Malik Dia’s 17 points and eight rebounds were a team-best for Ole Miss in the shortcoming in Columbia over the weekend. The Rebels will look to get back on the winning side of the column on Wednesday when Texas, head coach Chris Beard’s former employer, comes to Oxford on Wednesday for an 8 p.m. CT tipoff.

As always, Ole Miss and Mississippi State games are aired on participating SuperTalk Mississippi stations as well as various television providers. The full top 25, which features 10 SEC teams, can be found below: