Mississippi State was among eight Southeastern Conference football teams ranked in the ESPN Coaches Preseason Top 25 poll released this afternoon. The coaches picked MSU No. 20 in the nationwide poll.

The Bulldogs, coming off a 9-4 season with ended with a 52-14 throttling of Michigan in the Gator Bowl, open the season on Sept. 1 against Memphis.

Other SEC teams in the Top 25 are: No. 2 Alabama, No. 4 LSU, No. 12 South Carolina, No. 14 Arkansas. No. 19 Auburn, No. 22 Georgia and No. 23 Florida.