Program history
Mississippi State
in the tournament.
Mississippi State appears in 13 tournaments in this archive, between 1963 and 2025, with an all-time record of 10–13. It has reached the national semifinals once — 1996 — without reaching the title game.
0 of its 3 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 1996, when a 5th seed beat the 1st-seeded Connecticut 60–55. The reverse happened in 2019: as a 5th seed it lost to the 12th-seeded Liberty 80–76.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 3, from 2023 to 2025. Its longest absence ran 28 years, between 1963 and 1991.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 2nd seed and as low as a 13th.
- 13 Appearances
- 10–13 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | — | 22–6 | Babe McCarthy | Southeastern | Regional third place |
| 1991 | 5 | 20–9 | Richard Williams | Southeastern Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Eastern Michigan, 56–76 |
| 1995 | 5 | 22–8 | Richard Williams | Southeastern Conference | lost in the Regional semifinals to UCLA, 67–86 |
| 1996 | 5 | 26–8 | Richard Williams | Southeastern Conference | lost in the National Semifinal to Syracuse, 69–77 |
| 2002 | 3 | 27–8 | Rick Stansbury | Southeastern Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Texas, 64–68 |
| 2004 | 2 | 26–4 | Rick Stansbury | Southeastern Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Xavier, 74–89 |
| 2005 | 9 | 23–11 | Rick Stansbury | Southeastern Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Duke, 55–63 |
| 2008 | 8 | 23–11 | Rick Stansbury | Southeastern Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Memphis, 74–77 |
| 2009 | 13 | 23–13 | Rick Stansbury | Southeastern Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Washington, 58–71 |
| 2019 | 5 | 23–11 | Ben Howland | Southeastern Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Liberty, 76–80 |
| 2023 | 11 | 21–13 | Chris Jans | Southeastern Conference | lost in the opening round to Pittsburgh, 59–60 |
| 2024 | 8 | 21–14 | Chris Jans | Southeastern Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Michigan State, 51–69 |
| 2025 | 8 | 21–13 | Chris Jans | Southeastern Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Baylor, 72–75 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 0–2 |
| Round of 64 | 6–5 |
| Round of 32 | 2–4 |
| Round of 8 | 1–0 |
| Semifinal | 1–2 |
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