Men’s Basketball

Due to Saturday night’s announcement that Mississippi State’s football game at Arkansas will kickoff at 11 a.m. on CBS, the men’s basketball team has changed its tip time against Florida A&M from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The matchup at Humphrey Coliseum will be televised on the SEC Network+, while radio will be limited to WLZA96.1 FM and free audio streaming on HailStatePLUS (www.hailstate.com/plus).

This is one of the four games selected for the “Hoops In The Heartland” event, which benefits the non-profit organization, Men Against Breast Cancer. The other three games are against Green Bay (Nov. 20), Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 22) and North Dakota State (Nov. 30).

The Bulldogs opened the 2017-18 campaign last week with dominating 96-68 win against Alabama State. Aric Holman paced MSU with 18 points and 11 rebounds for his third-career double-double, while All-Southeastern Conference guard Quinndary Weatherspoon poured in 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting.

Men’s Tennis

Giovanni Oradini continued his stellar play at the USTA Pensacola Futures Monday, as he qualified for the tournament’s main draw with another victory at the Roger Scott Tennis Center.

MSU’s sophomore lefty picked up his fourth straight victory in the tournament by handily defeating Jamaica’s Rowland Phillips (ATP 1476) 6-1, 6-1. In his qualifying run, Oradini has been impressive – taking all four of his matches in straight-set fashion.

Oradini will join Bulldog teammate and fourth-seeded Nuno Borges in the singles main draw that begins today. Borges is set to face a familiar foe in Tulane’s Constantin Schmitz (ATP 1003) today at 10 a.m. The All-American Borges has squared off against Schmitz three times in his career, holding a 3-0 record against the Germany native.

On Wednesday, Oradini will open up play in the main draw against Govind Nanda (ATP 1255) of the United States.

Women’s Basketball

A season-opening victory against Virginia kept Mississippi State women’s basketball at No. 7 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 Poll.

The ranking comes after a weekend that saw MSU hoist the 2017 National Finalist banner prior to the 68-53 win against the Cavaliers in front of a program ninth-most 6,811 at Humphrey Coliseum.

The following day, the Bulldogs received their National Finalist rings during the second quarter of MSU’s football game against Alabama.

Monday’s ranking is MSU’s 57th-straight week in the poll, the seventh-longest active streak in the nation. The Bulldogs earned a 21st-consecutive week in the top 10, the fifth-best current streak in the country.

Friday’s victory was State’s 14th-straight season-opening win. MSU also won its 23rd-consecutive regular season non-conference game behind 22 points from Victoria Vivians, 18 from Roshunda Johnson and 13 from Chloe Bibby in her MSU debut.

Coach Vic Schaefer’s Bulldogs return to action Thursday, hosting Georgia State in a 7 p.m. tip at Humphrey Coliseum. MSU closes out a season-opening three-game homestand Sunday at 2 p.m. against in-state foe Southern Miss.

Both games will be streamed live online on SEC Network +. Admission to all MSU home games is $5 for adults and $3 for youth age 18 and under. Youth 12 and under can get free admission to all women’s basketball games by joining Bully’s Kids Club at www.bullyskidsclub.com. High School Football Postseason

MAIS 8-Man Championship At Jackson Academy Saturday’s Game

Humphreys Academy Academy, 11 a.m.

MAIS Class A Championship At Jackson Academy Thursday’s Game

West Memphis vs. Trinity Episcopal, 2:30 p.m.

MAIS Class AA Championship At Jackson Academy Thursday’s Game

Tri-County Academy vs. St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m.

MAIS Class AAA Championship At Jackson Academy Saturday’s Game

Starkville Academy vs. Indianola Academy, 2:30 p.m.

MAIS AAAA-D1 Championship At Mississippi College Friday’s Game

Jackson Prep vs. Parklane Academy, 6 p.m.

MAIS Class AAAA-D2 Championship At Jackson Academy Saturday’s Game

Lamar School vs. Simpson Academy, 6:30 p.m.

MHSAA Playoffs Friday Games

Team…Record

Class 6A Horn Lake at Starkville, 7 p.m.

Madison Central at Warren Central, 7 p.m.

Hancock at Pearl, 7 p.m.

Petal at Meridian, 7 p.m.

Class 5A

West Point at Grenada, 7 p.m. Olive Branch at Lake Cormorant, 7 p.m.

Brookhaven at Laurel, 7 p.m. Hattiesburg at Stone, 7 p.m.

Class 4A

Greenwood at Louisville, 7 p.m. Corinth at Noxubee County, 7 p.m. Poplarville at Purvis, 7 p.m. East Central at South Pike, 7 p.m.

Class 3A

Yazoo City at Houston

North Panola at Choctaw County

Forest at Hazlehurst Jefferson Davis County at Port Gibson

Class 2A

Philadelphia at Calhoun City, 7 p.m. Winona at Scott Central, 7 p.m. Taylorsville at North Forrest, 7 p.m. Collins at Bay Springs, 7 p.m.

Class A

Ray Brooks at Okolona, 7 p.m. Simmons at Shaw

Stringer at Nanih Waiya, 7 p.m. Lumberton at Resurrection, 7 p.m.

JUCO Ranking

Through Nov. 13

1. East Mississippi (3)…10-1

2. Arizona Western (1)…9-0

3. Iowa Western (5)…10-1

4. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M…9-2

5. Northwest Mississippi…8-2

6. Snow (Utah)…9-1

7. Independence (Kan.)…8-2

8. Trinity Valley (Texas)…8-3

9. Jones County (Miss.)…8-2

10. Blinn (Texas)…6-3

11. Itawamba (Miss.)…6-3

12. Garden City (Kan.)…8-3

13. Hinds (Miss.)…6-3

14. Louisburg (N.C.)…7-0

15. Butler (Kan.)…8-3

16. ASA Brooklyn (N.Y.)…8-1

17. Navarro (Texas)…6-4

18. Georgia Military…8-2

Today

COLLEGE BASKETBALL 5:30 p.m.

FS1 — Nicholls St. at Villanova FS2 — Cent. Connecticut St. at St. John’s

6 p.m.

BTN — Cleveland St. at Rutgers ESPN — Duke vs. Michigan St., at Chicago

7 p.m.

SEC — Lipscomb at Alabama

7:30 p.m.

FS1 — Purdue at Marquette

8:30 p.m.

ESPN — Kansas vs. Kentucky, at Chicago

COLLEGE FOOTBALL 6 p.m.

19. Lackawanna (Pa.)…7-2

20. Northland (Mn.)…9-2

College Football SEC Standings

WESTERN DIVISION Team…SEC...Overall Alabama…7-0…10-0 Auburn…6-1…8-2 LSU…4-2…7-3

Miss. State…3-3…7-3

Texas A&M…3-3…6-4 Ole Miss…2-4…5-5 Arkansas…1-5…4-6

EASTERN DIVISION

Team…SEC...Overall Georgia…6-1…9-1 S. Carolina…5-3…7-3 Kentucky…4-3…7-3 Florida…3-5…3-6 Missouri…2-4…5-5 Tennessee…0-6…4-6 Vanderbilt…0-6…4-6

Saturday, Nov. 18 Miss. State at Arkansas, 11 a.m.

Texas A&M at Ole Miss, 6 p.m. Kentucky at Georgia, 2:30 p.m. Mercer at Alabama, 11 a.m. UL Monroe at Auburn, 11 a.m. UAB at Florida, 3 p.m. Wofford at S. Carolina, 3 p.m. LSU at Tennessee, 6 p.m. Missouri at Vanderbilt, 6:30 p.m.

Associated Press Top 25

Rank. Team, Points, Record

1. Alabama (57), 1,521, 10-0

2. Miami (Fla.) (4), 1,438, 9-0

3. Oklahoma, 1,367, 9-1

4. Clemson, 1,358, 9-1

5. Wisconsin, 1,322, 10-0

6. Auburn, 1,199, 8-2

7. Georgia, 1,151, 9-1

8. Ohio State, 1,036, 8-2

9. Notre Dame, 1,001, 8-2

10. Oklahoma State, 898, 8-2

11. TCU, 875, 8-2

12. Southern California, 866, 9-2

13. Penn State, 818, 8-2

14. Central Florida, 807, 9-0

15. Washington State, 614, 9-2

16. Washington, 575, 8-2

17. Mississippi State, 492, 7-3

ESPN2 — Ohio at Akron ESPNU — Cent. Michigan at Kent St.

NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m.

NBA — Toronto at Houston

NHL HOCKEY 7 p.m.

NBCSN — Washington at Nashville

SOCCER 1:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — International friendly, Germany vs. France, at Cologne, Germany

FS2 — FIFA, World Cup 2018, qualifying, Ireland vs. Denmark, at Dublin

2:30 p.m.

FS1 — International friendly, Portugal vs. United States, at Leiria, Portugal

18. Memphis, 437, 8-1

19. Michigan, 315, 8-2

20. Stanford, 287, 7-3

21. LSU, 276, 7-3

22. Michigan State, 259, 7-3

23. South Florida, 236, 8-1

24. West Virginia, 222, 7-3

25. North Carolina State, 178, 7-3

Others receiving votes: Virginia Tech 110, Northwestern 72, Arizona 49, Iowa St. 27, Georgia Tech 6, Boise State 6, Army 3, South Carolina 2, Iowa 2.

USA Today Amway Coaches Poll

Rank. Team, Points, Record

1. Alabama (63), 1,575, 10-0

2. Miami (Fla.), 1,465, 9-0

3. Clemson, 1,406, 9-1

4. Wisconsin, 1,395, 10-0

5. Oklahoma, 1,386, 9-1

6. Auburn, 1,250, 8-2

7. Georgia, 1,184, 9-1

8. Ohio State, 1,076, 8-2

9. Notre Dame, 947, 8-2

10. Southern California, 917, 9-2

11. Penn State, 912, 8-2

12. Central Florida, 910, 9-0

13. Oklahoma State, 902, 8-2

14. TCU, 814, 8-2

15. Washington, 642, 8-2

16. Washington State, 587, 9-2

17. Memphis, 509, 8-1

18. Michigan, 394, 8-2

19. Mississippi State, 373, 7-3

20. South Florida, 361, 8-1

21. LSU, 282, 7-3

22. North Carolina State, 271, 7-3

23. Stanford, 206, 7-3

24. Michigan State, 179, 7-3

25. West Virginia, 171, 7-3