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Why Mississippi State shouldn't be ranked #4

Remember what vaulted Mississippi State to the top of the rankings? It was their three week run in games 4, 5, and 6 of the season, where they defeated three consecutive top 10 teams in LSU, Texas A&M, and Auburn. Sure, those wins looked mighty impressive when they occurred, however, in hindsight, they don't look nearly as impressive as they did at the time. The only one of those three teams that remains ranked is Auburn, and they've dropped to #15. The three teams are now a combined 10-11 in conference play. Mississippi State's non-conference schedule consisted of games against Southern Mississippi (3-8), UAB (5-6), South Alabama (6-5), and UT-Martin (FCS, 6-6). In other words, the only current top 25 they've defeated is Auburn. The only game left on their schedule is against Ole Miss, who at one time was ranked in the top 5, has dropped to #19, and could be out of the top 25 if they lose to their in-state rival.

TCU is ranked 5th in the poll. The Horned Frogs have defeated three top 25 teams this year: #12 Kansas State, #18 Minnesota, and #20 Oklahoma.

Ohio State is ranked 6th and has defeated two top 25 teams: #10 Michigan State and #18 Minnesota.

Baylor is ranked 7th and has beaten two top 25 teams as well: #5 TCU and #20 Oklahoma, with #12 Kansas State still on the slate.

So, of these four one-loss teams, how can Mississippi State be ranked at the top? To this point in the season, they've defeated fewer top 25 teams than the other three and had a weaker non-conference schedule than both TCU and Ohio State. For as great of a story as the Bulldogs have been this year, at this current time, they're undeserving of being in the top 4, and the main reason they're ranked ahead of TCU, Ohio State, and Baylor, is the SEC bias.
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