Mississippi State surges into Top 25 rankings after upset win over LSU

The Bulldogs are now a consensus Top-20 team

Mississippi State needed just one upset win down at LSU to surge into the national rankings.

Following the Bulldogs' 44-34 upset of the defending-national-champion Tigers on Saturday, State found itself as a consensus Top-20 team on Sunday. The Bulldogs checked in at No. 14 in the country in the Amway Coaches Poll and No. 16 in the nation in The Associated Press Top 25.

MSU rode 623 yards of passing from quarterback K.J. Costello to Saturday's victory over the homestanding Tigers. He shattered the MSU and SEC single-game passing yards record, and his total also ranks 11th in NCAA history. Costello completed 36 passes on 60 attempts, which were also Mississippi State school records. He matched the program record for passing touchdowns with five.

As a result, Costello and the Bulldogs are now in the polls. Here are both sets of rankings:

AP Top 25

1. Clemson
2. Alabama 
3. Florida
4. Georgia
5. Notre Dame
6. Ohio State
7. Auburn
8. Miami
9. Texas
10. Penn State
11. UCF
12. North Carolina
13. Texas A&M
14. Oregon
15. Cincinnati
16. Mississippi State
17. Oklahoma State
18. Oklahoma
19. Wisconsin
20. LSU
21. Tennessee
22. BYU
23. Michigan
24. Pittsburgh
25. Memphis

Others receiving votes (with point totals):

Virginia Tech 195, Louisiana-Lafayette 126, Minnesota 110, USC 104, Kansas State 60, SMU 37, Marshall 31, Baylor 22, Iowa 16, Utah 14, Virginia 12, Arkansas State 11, UAB 5, Washington 4, Kentucky 4, Louisville 4, Army 3

Amway Coaches Poll

1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Florida
4. Georgia
5. Notre Dame
6. Ohio State
7. Auburn
8. Miami
9. Texas
10. Penn State
11. North Carolina
12. UCF
13. Texas A&M
14. Mississippi State
15. Cincinnati
16. Oklahoma
17. LSU
18. Wisconsin
19. Oklahoma State
20. Tennessee
21. Michigan
22. BYU
23. Virginia Tech
24. Memphis
25. Pittsburgh

Others receiving votes (with point totals):

UL Lafayette 108; Minnesota 106; Southern Methodist 46; Kansas State 33; Iowa 32; Virginia 29; Baylor 25; Marshall 22; Kentucky 17; Arkansas St. 16; Boston College 9; South Carolina 6; Nebraska 4; UAB 3; Coastal Carolina 3; Army 3; Louisiana Tech 2; Mississippi 1.

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