Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball


The Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball program represents Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi, in women's NCAA Division I basketball. The Bulldogs play in the Southeastern Conference. The program is notable for ending the UConn Huskies record 111-game winning streak by beating them 66-64 in overtime in the Final Four of the 2017 NCAA Tournament. The buzzer beater shot that put the Bulldogs in front of the Huskies came from the smallest player on the court, the 5-foot-5 inch junior, Morgan William.

Head coaches

Player awards

National awards

Players

All-Americans

Postseason

NCAAW tournament results

The Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 10 times. Their combined record is 22–11.
1999#7Round of 64#10 NC StateL 57-76
2000#3Round of 64
Round of 32		#14 St. Peter's
  1. 11 UAB
W 94-60L 72-78
2002#12Round of 64
Round of 32		#5 Boston College
  1. 4 Texas Tech
W 65-59L 55-77
2003#3Round of 64
Round of 32		#14 Manhattan
  1. 6 New Mexico
W 73-47L 61-73
2009#11Round of 64
Round of 32		#6 Texas
  1. 3 Ohio State
W 71-63L 58-64
2010#7Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		#10 Middle Tennessee
  1. 2 Ohio State
  2. 3 Florida State
W 68-64W 87-67
L 71-74
2015#5Round of 64
Round of 32		#12 Tulane
  1. 4 Duke
W 57-47L 56-64
2016#5Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen		#12 Chattanooga
  1. 4 Michigan State
  2. 1Connecticut
W 60-50W 74-72
L 38-98
2017#2Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		#15 Troy
  1. 7 DePaul
  2. 3 Washington
  3. 1 Baylor
#1 Connecticut
#1 South Carolina		W 110-69
W 92-71
W 75-64
W 94-85OT
W 66-64OT
L 55-67
2018#1Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		#16 Nicholls State
  1. 9 Oklahoma State
  2. 4 NC State
  3. 3 UCLA
#1 Louisville
#1 Notre Dame		W 95-50
W 71-56
W 71-57
W 89-73
W 73-63OT
L 58-61
2019#1Round of 64
Round of 32
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#16 Southern
  1. 9 Clemson
  2. 5 Arizona State
  3. 3 Oregon
W 103-46W 85-61
W 76-53
L 84-88

WNIT / NWIT tournament results

The Bulldogs have appeared in the WNIT and its predecessor the NWIT 7 times with a combined record of 6-8.
1988NWITThird Round1-2
1998WNITFirst Round0-1
2001WNITThird Round2-1
2005WNITFirst Round0-1
2007WNITThird Round1-1
2008WNITSecond Round0-1
2014WNITThird Round2-1