From unranked to No. 1 … in six games.

The rapid rise could happen for Dan Mullen’s Bulldogs who recorded their third consecutive win over a Top 10 — the fifth team ever to do so — on Saturday against Auburn, dominating the defending SEC champion, 38-23.

RELATED: Mississippi State should be No. 1

Here’s our best guess at Sunday’s new Top 25 Poll after Week 7 results. We’ve included last week’s rankings as a guide.

PROJECTING SUNDAY’S WEEK 8 AP TOP 25

1. Mississippi State (6-0) beat Auburn, 38-23. Next: BYE

2. Florida State (6-0) beat Syracuse, 38-20. Next: vs. Notre Dame, Saturday

3. Ole Miss (6-0) beat Texas A&M, 35-20. Next: vs. Tennessee, Saturday

4. Baylor (6-0) beat TCU, 61-58. Next: at West Virginia, Saturday

5. Notre Dame (6-0) beat North Carolina, 50-43. Next: at Florida State, Saturday

6. Alabama (5-1) beat Arkansas, 14-13. Next: vs. Texas A&M, Saturday

7. Auburn (5-1) lost to Mississippi State, 38-23. Next: BYE

8. Michigan State (5-1) beat Purdue, 45-31. Next: at Indiana, Saturday

9. Oklahoma (5-1) beat Texas, 31-26. Next: vs. Kansas State, Saturday

10. Oregon (5-1) beat UCLA, 42-30. Next: vs. Washington, Saturday

11. Georgia (5-1) beat Mizzou, 34-0. Next: at Arkansas, Saturday

12. TCU (4-1) lost to Baylor, 61-58. Next: vs. Oklahoma State, Saturday

13. Ohio State (4-1) BYE. Next: vs. Rutgers, Saturday

14. Oklahoma State (5-1) beat Kansas, 27-20. Next: at TCU, Saturday

15. Kansas State (4-1) BYE. Next: at Oklahoma, Saturday

16. Arizona (5-1) lost to USC, 28-26.

17. East Carolina (5-1) beat South Florida, 28-17. Next: BYE

18. Arizona State (4-1) BYE. Next: vs. Stanford, Saturday

19. Nebraska (5-1) BYE. Next: at Northwestern, Saturday

20. Utah (4-1) BYE. Next: at Oregon State, Thursday

21. Duke (5-1) beat Georgia Tech, 31-25. Next: vs. Virginia, Saturday

22. Clemson (4-2) beat Louisville, 23-17. Next: at Boston College, Saturday

23. Texas A&M (5-2) lost to Ole Miss, 35-20. Next: at Alabama, Saturday

24. USC (4-2) beat Arizona, 28-26.

25. Marshall (6-0) beat Middle Tennessee, 49-24. Next: at Florida International, Saturday

Dropped out: Georgia Tech, Mizzou, UCLA