When the first ever College Football Playoff poll was released around this time last season, your Mississippi State Bulldogs were undefeated and sat atop every team in the land at No. 1. While that's not the case this season after losses to LSU and Texas A&M, the committee's early opinion of the Dogs still appears to be a positive one.
The playoff committee released its first top 25 poll of the 2015 season on Tuesday night, and MSU found itself at No. 20 right behind SEC foes Ole Miss and Texas A&M.
I must say, I was surprised to see that much love for the maroon and white.