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Bulldog Roundup: How to watch Mississippi State's season opener

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Mississippi State soccer players celebrate a goal scored in Saturday's exhibition match against Mercer.
Mississippi State soccer players celebrate a goal scored in Saturday's exhibition match against Mercer. | Mississippi State Athletics

Mississippi State soccer has yet to play a regular season match this season, through no fault of its own. But the Bulldogs still fell one spot in the latest TopDrawerSoccer top 25 rankings.

Mississippi State was ranked No. 21 after the first week of games were played, except in Starkville. The Bulldogs were set to open their season last Thursday against UT Martin, but weather forced the match’s cancellation.

The Bulldogs did beat Union on Sunday, 9-0, but as it was an exhibition match, it had no effect on the Bulldogs’ ranking.

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Here’s the full top 25 ranking:

TopDrawerSoccer College Top 25 Rankings

  1. Stanford
  2. Florida State
  3. Duke
  4. UCLA
  5. Tennessee
  6. North Carolina
  7. Iowa
  8. Notre Dame
  9. Virginia Tech
  10. Penn State
  11. Arkansas
  12. Vanderbilt
  13. Wisconsin
  14. Ohio State
  15. South Carolina
  16. TCU
  17. Wake Forest
  18. Texas Tech
  19. BYU
  20. USC
  21. Mississippi State
  22. Connecticut
  23. Kansas
  24. Virginia
  25. Oklahoma

Mississippi State will open its 2025 season on Thursday when it hosts Jacksonville State. For soccer fans unable to attend the match in person, it will be available on SEC Network+. Here’s all the information to know to watch the game:

How to watch Mississippi State hosts Jacksonville

Who: Jacksonville State Gamecocks (1-0-1) at No. 21 Mississippi State Bulldogs (0-0-0)
When: 6:30 p.m., Thursday
Where: MSU Soccer Field, Starkville, Miss.
TV: SECN+
Radio: Live Radio
Stats: Live Stats
Series History: Mississippi State leads 4-2-1
Last Meeting: Mississippi State 1, Jacksonville State 1
Last time out, Bulldogs: n/a
Last time out, Gamecocks: tied North Alabama, 0-0

Yesterday’s Results

No games played.

Today’s Schedule

No games scheduled.

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