Social Media Reacts to Mississippi State Men's Basketball Earning At-Large Bid in NCAA Tournament

Mississippi State men's basketball is headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in several seasons.

Mississippi State men's basketball will take part in the 2023 NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2018-2019 season, entering the action as the No. 11 seed.

The Bulldogs will take the court in a play-in game set for Tuesday evening against the fellow No. 11-seeded Pittsburgh Panthers, with the winner of that contest having the opportunity to take on the No. 6-seeded Iowa State Cyclones on Friday in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The last time MSU made it to the NCAA Tournament, it came in as the No. 5 seed, ultimately bested in the first round by the No. 12-seeded Liberty Flames, 80-76 in a painfully close matchup. The Bulldogs currently hold an overall all-time record of 11-11 in the NCAA Tournament.

This marks new head coach Chris Jans' fourth time on the court in the NCAA Tournament after he led New Mexico State to the Big Dance on three different occasions. Needless to say, there was plenty of praise and reaction to the Bulldogs making it in at No. 11 when the news was announced. 

We Are In! pic.twitter.com/JvGQZV176B

— Mississippi State Women's Basketball (@HailStateWBK) March 13, 2023

Mississippi State is one of 26 schools in the country to have both men's and women's basketball teams in the NCAA Tournament.

— Danny P. Smith (@sdndannyp) March 13, 2023

I don’t typically share the student perspective of the student/reporter thing, but god does it feel good to know I’ll be watching postseason Mississippi State basketball that isn’t in the NIT.

— Tanner Marlar (@tanner_marlar) March 12, 2023

Iowa State - Mississippi State will set back basketball one hundred years if it happens

— zach evans (@zankdabootytank) March 12, 2023

Pitt Panthers men’s basketball has made the NCAA tournament as a 11 seed in the first four part of the tourney. They will play against Mississippi State as another 11 seed. Winner faces Iowa State on Friday in Greensboro. First time PItt men’s team made NCAA tournament since 2016

— Ryan Deto (@RyanDeto) March 12, 2023

Looking forward to Pitt-Mississippi State in the Jackie Sherrill Bowl in Dayton.

— John Perrotto (@JPerrotto) March 13, 2023

Some Upsets (seeding wise) I’m in love with

10. Utah State > 7. Missouri
14. Montana State > 3. Kansas State
11. Mississippi State > 6. Iowa State

— SBR (@SBR_bets) March 13, 2023

Tip-off between the Bulldogs and the Panthers is currently set for 8:10 p.m. CT.