2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Kentucky	7	–	0	1.000	17	–	2	.895
No. 23 South Carolina	5	–	1	.833	15	–	4	.789
No. 25 Florida	5	–	2	.714	14	–	5	.737
Alabama	4	–	2	.667	11	–	7	.611
Arkansas	4	–	3	.571	15	–	4	.789
Georgia	4	–	3	.571	12	–	7	.632
Auburn	3	–	4	.429	13	–	6	.684
Ole Miss	3	–	4	.429	12	–	7	.632
Vanderbilt	3	–	4	.429	9	–	10	.474
Mississippi State	3	–	3	.500	12	–	6	.667
Tennessee	3	–	4	.429	10	–	9	.526
Texas A&M	2	–	5	.286	10	–	8	.556
LSU	1	–	6	.143	9	–	9	.500
Missouri	0	–	6	.000	5	–	13	.278

† 2017 SEC Tournament winner As of January 24, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team will represent Mississippi State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Ben Howland, will play their home games at the Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

The Bulldogs finished the season 14–17, 7–11 in SEC play to finish in 11th place. They lost to Georgia in the second round of the SEC Tournament.

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