Alabama, which is 6-1 in the SEC and only a half-game behind league-leading Auburn (6-0), leads the country in scoring. It leads the conference in rebounds, shot attempts, made 2-pointers and made free throws per game.

Can Mississippi State keep up? Alabama has a deadly style combination of hitting lots of threes, scoring lots of points, and doing a great job on the defensive boards. Against the nation's top scoring team,

Here's a look at where Mississippi State stands in this week's NCAA tournament projections. CBS Sports' Jerry Palm kept Mississippi State as a No. 4 seed. He has it matched up against No. 13 Northern Colorado in Seattle. The winner would play either No. 5 Louisville or No. 12 Samford.

On Wednesday night, two of the SEC’s top basketball teams are set to meet in what is a Top 25 matchup inside of Humphrey Coliseum, as the Mississippi State Bulldogs welcome the Alabama Crimson Tide to town.