8. Mississippi State
Mississippi State hasn’t made a ton of noise in the NCAA Tournament over the last few years, but they do have a Final Four appearance in their history.
The Bulldogs have only made the NCAA Tournament nine times and haven’t made it since 2009, but they made it all the way to the Final Four in 1996 and reached the Sweet Sixteen the previous season.
Mississippi State hasn’t made it to the Sweet Sixteen since that Final Four run, but the do have at least one win in four of their last six appearances. Now the Bulldogs need to make it back to the tournament.
