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  "season": 2026,
  "board": "001",
  "status": "week-4",
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  "team": {
    "school": "Mississippi State",
    "short": "MSST",
    "conference": "SEC",
    "accent": "#660000",
    "rank": 22,
    "movement": "NEW",
    "signal": "fault-line",
    "reason": "A road SEC result deserves space before brand familiarity takes it back.",
    "case": "Winning in Columbia gives the unbeaten start a useful conference receipt.",
    "doubt": "Thirty-one conceded leaves plenty of room for the next opponent.",
    "proof": "Repeat the road composure while reducing the defensive exposure.",
    "record": "3-0",
    "lastResult": "W 41–31 at South Carolina",
    "previousRank": null,
    "movementReason": "New to PointCast 25. A road SEC result deserves space before brand familiarity takes it back.",
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=1271",
    "slug": "mississippi-state",
    "referenceRank": 24,
    "rankDelta": 2,
    "comparison": "PointCast ranks Mississippi State 2 places higher than AP Top 25.",
    "isCurrent": true
  },
  "reference": {
    "name": "AP Top 25 · September 20, 2026",
    "shortName": "AP Top 25",
    "publishedAt": "2026-09-20",
    "checkedAt": "2026-09-23",
    "url": "https://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=1271",
    "note": "The September 20 AP poll, as archived by College Poll Archive and cross-checked against CFB App. An opinion poll, not a predictive model: one legible reference board, not as a universal consensus.",
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      "Georgia",
      "Notre Dame",
      "Ole Miss",
      "Indiana",
      "Miami",
      "Ohio State",
      "Alabama",
      "BYU",
      "LSU",
      "Texas Tech",
      "USC",
      "Penn State",
      "Tennessee",
      "Utah",
      "Louisville",
      "Iowa",
      "Michigan",
      "Missouri",
      "Oregon",
      "Florida",
      "SMU",
      "Texas A&M",
      "Mississippi State",
      "Houston"
    ]
  },
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}