Mississippi State

Heartbreak#4544.8

Southeastern · Starkville, Starkville, Mississippi

The Heartbreak Index4.8 · #454

The Tortured · Never won it, waiting since 1909

4.8

Heartbreak

#454

of 1,138 clubs

#25

in CBB

4.2

agony · 0.6 despair

The clocks

First CBB title since 19097.4
First CBB final appearance since 19091.4

Heaviest wounds

fell one round short, 1996

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1557-1299

All-time

0.545

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

Mississippi State’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

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#19 Mississippi State 60-55 #3 Connecticut

Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky

Sweet 16

1996 · Mar 22, 1996 · Regional Semifinals

1.94

Game Score

#20 Mississippi State 46-47 Butler

Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, Birmingham (AL), Alabama

2003 · Mar 21, 2003 · First Round

1.82

Game Score

Mississippi State 76-80 Liberty

SAP Center, San Francisco-San Jose, California

2019 · Mar 22, 2019 · First Round

1.69

Game Score

#19 Mississippi State 73-63 #7 Cincinnati

Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky

Elite Eight

1996 · Mar 24, 1996 · Regional Finals

1.53

Game Score

Mississippi State 74-77 #2 Memphis

Alltel Arena, Little Rock, Arkansas

2008 · Mar 23, 2008 · Second Round

1.49

Game Score

#8 Mississippi State 74-89 Xavier

TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida

2004 · Mar 21, 2004 · Second Round

1.38

Game Score

Mississippi State 55-63 #3 Duke

Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina

2005 · Mar 20, 2005 · Second Round

1.35

Game Score

#19 Mississippi State 69-77 #15 Syracuse

Continental Airlines Arena, New York, New Jersey

Final Four

1996 · Mar 30, 1996 · Final Four

1.22

Game Score

#17 Mississippi State 64-68 Texas

American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

2002 · Mar 17, 2002 · Second Round

1.19

Game Score

#21 Mississippi State 56-76 Eastern Michigan

Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

1991 · Mar 15, 1991 · First Round

1.16

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 22, 1996	1996	Regional Semifinals	#19 Mississippi State 60-55 #3 Connecticut Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky Sweet 16	1.94
2	Mar 21, 2003	2003	First Round	#20 Mississippi State 46-47 Butler Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, Birmingham (AL), Alabama	1.82
3	Mar 22, 2019	2019	First Round	Mississippi State 76-80 Liberty SAP Center, San Francisco-San Jose, California	1.69
4	Mar 24, 1996	1996	Regional Finals	#19 Mississippi State 73-63 #7 Cincinnati Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky Elite Eight	1.53
5	Mar 23, 2008	2008	Second Round	Mississippi State 74-77 #2 Memphis Alltel Arena, Little Rock, Arkansas	1.49
6	Mar 21, 2004	2004	Second Round	#8 Mississippi State 74-89 Xavier TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida	1.38
7	Mar 20, 2005	2005	Second Round	Mississippi State 55-63 #3 Duke Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina	1.35
8	Mar 30, 1996	1996	Final Four	#19 Mississippi State 69-77 #15 Syracuse Continental Airlines Arena, New York, New Jersey Final Four	1.22
9	Mar 17, 2002	2002	Second Round	#17 Mississippi State 64-68 Texas American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas	1.19
10	Mar 15, 1991	1991	First Round	#21 Mississippi State 56-76 Eastern Michigan Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York	1.16

Season by season

2027 · Mississippi State

Southeastern

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Mississippi State

Southeastern

Record

13-19

Conf record

5-13

—

SRS

#96

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Mississippi State

Southeastern

Record

21-13

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#34

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2024 · Mississippi State

Southeastern

Record

21-14

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#38

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2023 · Mississippi State

Southeastern

Record

21-13

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#50

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2022 · Mississippi State

Southeastern

Record

18-16

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#48

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2021 · Mississippi State

Southeastern

Record

18-15

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#70

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2020 · Mississippi State

Southeastern

Record

20-11

Conf record

11-7

—

SRS

#48

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Mississippi State

Southeastern

Record

23-11

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#23

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2018 · Mississippi State

Southeastern

Record

25-12

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#53

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2017 · Mississippi State

Southeastern

Record

16-16

Conf record

6-12

—

SRS

#79

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · Mississippi State

Southeastern

Record

14-17

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#77

Seed

—

Tournament

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	Mississippi State	0-0	Southeastern
2026	Mississippi State	13-19	Southeastern	5-13		#96
2025	Mississippi State	21-13	Southeastern	8-10		#34	8	NCAA tournament
2024	Mississippi State	21-14	Southeastern	8-10		#38	8	NCAA tournament
2023	Mississippi State	21-13	Southeastern	8-10		#50	11	NCAA tournament
2022	Mississippi State	18-16	Southeastern	8-10		#48		NIT
2021	Mississippi State	18-15	Southeastern	8-10		#70		NIT
2020	Mississippi State	20-11	Southeastern	11-7		#48
2019	Mississippi State	23-11	Southeastern	10-8		#23	5	NCAA tournament
2018	Mississippi State	25-12	Southeastern	9-9		#53		NIT
2017	Mississippi State	16-16	Southeastern	6-12		#79
2016	Mississippi State	14-17	Southeastern	7-11		#77
2015	Mississippi State	13-19	Southeastern	6-12		#129
2014	Mississippi State	14-19	Southeastern	3-15		#169
2013	Mississippi State	10-22	Southeastern	4-14		#219
2012	Mississippi State	21-12	Southeastern	8-8		#56		NIT
2011	Mississippi State	17-14	Southeastern	9-7		#111
2010	Mississippi State	24-12	Southeastern ★	9-7		#40		NIT
2009	Mississippi State	23-13	Southeastern ◆	9-7		#58	13	NCAA tournament
2008	Mississippi State	23-11	Southeastern ★	12-4		#30	8	NCAA tournament
2007	Mississippi State	21-14	Southeastern ★	8-8		#24		NIT
2006	Mississippi State	15-15	Southeastern	5-11		#98
2005	Mississippi State	23-11	Southeastern	9-7		#34	9	NCAA tournament
2004	Mississippi State	26-4	Southeastern ★	14-2	#8	#20	2	NCAA tournament
2003	Mississippi State	21-10	Southeastern ★	9-7	#20	#13	5	NCAA tournament
2002	Mississippi State	27-8	Southeastern ◆	10-6	#17	#27	3	NCAA tournament
2001	Mississippi State	18-13	Southeastern	7-9		#38		NIT
2000	Mississippi State	14-16	Southeastern	5-11		#78
1999	Mississippi State	20-13	Southeastern	8-8		#63		NIT
1998	Mississippi State	15-15	Southeastern	4-12		#70
1997	Mississippi State	12-18	Southeastern	6-10		#130
1996	Mississippi State	26-8	Southeastern ★ ◆	10-6	#19	#20	5	Final Four
1995	Mississippi State	22-8	Southeastern ★	12-4	#18	#15	5	Sweet 16
1994	Mississippi State	18-11	Southeastern	9-7		#50		NIT
1993	Mississippi State	13-16	Southeastern	5-11		#125
1992	Mississippi State	15-13	Southeastern	7-9		#96
1991	Mississippi State	20-9	Southeastern ★	13-5	#21	#34	5	NCAA tournament
1990	Mississippi State	16-14	Southeastern	7-11		#61		NIT
1989	Mississippi State	13-15	Southeastern	7-11		#102
1988	Mississippi State	14-15	Southeastern	6-12		#112
1987	Mississippi State	7-21	Southeastern	3-15		#140
1986	Mississippi State	8-22	Southeastern	3-15		#81
1985	Mississippi State	13-15	Southeastern	9-9		#47
1984	Mississippi State	9-19	Southeastern	4-14		#86
1983	Mississippi State	17-12	Southeastern	9-9		#17
1982	Mississippi State	8-19	Southeastern	4-14		#149
1981	Mississippi State	8-19	Southeastern	3-15		#80
1980	Mississippi State	13-14	Southeastern	7-11		#63
1979	Mississippi State	19-9	Southeastern	11-7		#17		NIT
1978	Mississippi State	18-9	Southeastern	13-5		#39
1977	Mississippi State	14-13	Southeastern	6-12		#34
1976	Mississippi State	13-13	Southeastern	6-12		#63
1975	Mississippi State	9-17	Southeastern	5-13		#113
1974	Mississippi State	16-10	Southeastern	8-10		#60
1973	Mississippi State	11-15	Southeastern	4-14		#110
1972	Mississippi State	13-13	Southeastern	6-12		#118
1971	Mississippi State	15-10	Southeastern	9-9		#113
1970	Mississippi State	6-18	Southeastern	3-15		#151
1969	Mississippi State	8-17	Southeastern	6-12		#145
1968	Mississippi State	9-17	Southeastern	5-13		#97
1967	Mississippi State	14-11	Southeastern	8-10		#82
1966	Mississippi State	14-11	Southeastern	10-6		#102
1965	Mississippi State	10-16	Southeastern	6-10		#127
1964	Mississippi State	9-17	Southeastern	4-10		#135
1963	Mississippi State	22-6	Southeastern ★	12-2	#6	#44		Sweet 16
1962	Mississippi State	24-1	Southeastern ★	13-1	#4	#13
1961	Mississippi State	19-6	Southeastern ★	11-3		#61
1960	Mississippi State	12-13	Southeastern	5-9		#118
1959	Mississippi State	24-1	Southeastern ★	13-1	#3	#12
1958	Mississippi State	20-5	Southeastern	9-5	#15	#31
1957	Mississippi State	17-8	Southeastern	9-5	#15	#54
1956	Mississippi State	12-12	Southeastern	6-8		#147
1955	Mississippi State	6-17	Southeastern	2-12		#151
1954	Mississippi State	11-10	Southeastern	5-9		#118
1953	Mississippi State	9-10	Southeastern	5-8		#141
1952	Mississippi State	12-11	Southeastern	4-10		#113
1951	Mississippi State	3-16	Southeastern	2-12		#133
1950	Mississippi State	7-11	Southeastern	6-10		#120
1949	Mississippi State	4-13	Southeastern	3-12
1948	Mississippi State	6-12	Southeastern	6-10
1947	Mississippi State	10-11	Southeastern	4-9
1946	Mississippi State	5-14	Southeastern	3-13
1945	Mississippi State	5-13	Southeastern	2-9
1943	Mississippi State	14-8	Southeastern	13-7
1942	Mississippi State	13-7	Southeastern	9-6
1941	Mississippi State	12-10	Southeastern	6-6
1940	Mississippi State	9-6	Southeastern	4-5
1939	Mississippi State	8-12	Southeastern	5-10
1938	Mississippi State	9-12	Southeastern	7-9
1937	Mississippi State	15-9	Southeastern	6-7
1936	Mississippi State	11-6	Southeastern	9-5
1935	Mississippi State	12-6	Southeastern	5-5
1934	Mississippi State	8-11	Southeastern	4-8
1933	Mississippi State	6-13	Southeastern	3-9
1932	Mississippi State	5-10	Southern	4-7
1930	Mississippi State	5-8	Southern	2-7
1929	Mississippi State	8-15	Southern	5-8
1928	Mississippi State	13-7	Southern	10-1
1927	Mississippi State	17-7	Southern	7-5
1926	Mississippi State	14-8	Southern	5-3
1925	Mississippi State	14-9	Southern	4-4
1924	Mississippi State	13-8	Southern	8-4
1923	Mississippi State	15-4	Southern ◆	8-3
1922	Mississippi State	12-10	Southern	0-4
1921	Mississippi State	10-6	Southern
1920	Mississippi State	12-5	Independent
1919	Mississippi State	4-3	Independent
1917	Mississippi State	6-4	Independent
1916	Mississippi State	11-5	Independent
1915	Mississippi State	8-6	Independent
1914	Mississippi State	13-2	Independent
1913	Mississippi State	11-1	Independent
1912	Mississippi State	9-0	Independent
1911	Mississippi State	2-4	Independent
1909	Mississippi State	5-5	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

4 AP All-American selections.

Lawrence Roberts2004

Bailey Howell1959

Bailey Howell1958

Jim Ashmore1957

Year	Player
2004	Lawrence Roberts
1959	Bailey Howell
1958	Bailey Howell
1957	Jim Ashmore

NBA first-round picks

23 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Arnett Moultrie2012

Last college yr: 2012

Rodney Hood2014

Last college yr: 2012

Erick Dampier1996

Last college yr: 1996

Dontae' Jones1996

Last college yr: 1996

Erick Dampier1996

Last college yr: 1995

Dontae' Jones1996

Last college yr: 1995

Erick Dampier1996

Last college yr: 1994

Dontae' Jones1996

Last college yr: 1994

Jeff Malone1983

Last college yr: 1983

Jeff Malone1983

Last college yr: 1982

Jeff Malone1983

Last college yr: 1981

Rickey Brown1980

Last college yr: 1980

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2012	Arnett Moultrie	2012
2014	Rodney Hood	2012
1996	Erick Dampier	1996
1996	Dontae' Jones	1996
1996	Erick Dampier	1995
1996	Dontae' Jones	1995
1996	Erick Dampier	1994
1996	Dontae' Jones	1994
1983	Jeff Malone	1983
1983	Jeff Malone	1982
1983	Jeff Malone	1981
1980	Rickey Brown	1980
1983	Jeff Malone	1980
1979	Wiley Peck	1979
1980	Rickey Brown	1979
1979	Wiley Peck	1978
1980	Rickey Brown	1978
1979	Wiley Peck	1977
1980	Rickey Brown	1977
1979	Wiley Peck	1976
1959	Bailey Howell	1959
1959	Bailey Howell	1958
1959	Bailey Howell	1957

The Heartbreak Index4.8 · #454▸

Greatest tournament games

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

The Heartbreak Index4.8 · #454