Another favorite that lost in their conference tournament. Kenpom has the Bulldogs ranked the 20th-best team in college basketball. Their offense is the strength ranking No. 14 with a No. 47 defense. Liberty has had a great season with their best win over Lipscomb and then UCLA. I do have Lipscomb ranked in my top 60 but they are nowhere close to Mississippi State. The Atlantic Sun is one of the first conference tournament so they've been off 12 days. At 23-10, Mississippi State has six losses to Top 20 teams and they shoot the three ball really well.