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Mississippi State basketball NET ranking: Bulldogs' NCAA Tournament resume, Quadrant 1 record, more

Mississippi State basketball enters SEC play with an optimistic NET ranking and a need for quality wins.

The Bulldogs are ranked 56th in the NET rankings, an NCAA tool that the selection committee will use to varying degrees of importance in March.

Take a look at the NET rankings profile for Mississippi State.

Mississippi State basketball in the NET rankings

Updated Feb. 11

NET ranking: 56th

Record: 14-9 (12-2 home, 2-2 neutral, 0-5 road)

Quadrant 1 record: 1-6

Quadrant 2 record: 2-1

Quadrant 3 record: 5-2

Quadrant 4 record: 6-0

What am I looking at?

A full explanation of the NET rankings can be found here, but the most important things to understand (we're led to believe, since the NET formula is not public) are the quadrant meanings. You'll hear "Quad 1 opponent" or some form of it a lot between now and Selection Sunday, and the quadrants are broken down below.

  • Quadrant 1: Home Ranked No. 1-30; Neutral 1-50; Away 1-75

  • Quadrant 2: Home Ranked No. 31-75; Neutral 51-100; Away 76-135

  • Quadrant 3: Home 76-160; Neutral 101-200; Away 136-240

  • Quadrant 4: Home 161-353; Neutral 201-353; Away 241-353

Current NET rankings

  • 1. Gonzaga (20-2)

  • 2. Arizona (21-2)

  • 3. Houston (20-2)

  • 4. Kentucky (20-4)

  • 5. Villanova (18-6)

  • 6. Baylor (19-4)

  • 7. Kansas (20-4)

  • 8. Auburn (22-2)

  • 9. Purdue (21-4)

  • 10. Tennessee (17-6)

  • 16. LSU (17-7)

  • 23. Alabama (15-9)

  • 32. Arkansas (19-5)

  • 47. Florida (16-8)

  • 56. Mississippi State (14-9)

  • 74. Texas A&M (14-9)

  • 81. Vanderbilt (13-10)

  • 105. South Carolina (12-10)

  • 107. Ole Miss (12-12)

  • 143. Missouri (8-13)

  • 199. Georgia (6-18)

This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Mississippi State basketball NET ranking: Bulldogs' NCAA Tournament resume