Rebels move up to 15th in AP Poll

The Associated Press Week 2 poll was released Tuesday and Ole Miss moved up three spots to #15 following a 35-13 win over Boise State. This marks the highest ranking in the AP poll for Ole Miss since 2009.

The top four teams remained unchanged from last week: Florida State, Alabama, Oregon and Oklahoma are atop the list, while Auburn moved up one after a victory over Arkansas to claim the No. 5 spot.

Rounding out the top ten are: Georgia, Michigan State, Ohio State, Texas A&M and Baylor.

The Rebels leapfrogged Notre Dame, who moved up one to 16th following their victory over Rice in South Bend.

The largest jump in the poll belongs to Texas A&M. After the Aggies shellacked Steve Spurrier and the Gamecocks 52-28–in Columbia, SC, no less–the Aggies vaulted from #21 all the way to #9. Spurrier’s bunch, on the other hand, dropped to #21.

To see the entire AP poll, click here.

SEC Power in the Polls

A total of eight SEC teams are in the poll, with four of those in the top ten. SEC representatives and their ranks are as follows:

2.   Alabama
5.   Auburn
6.   Georgia
9.   Texas A&M
12.  LSU
15.  Ole Miss
21.  South Carolina
24.  Missouri

A Top-10 game against the Tide?

The Rebels face Vandy, Louisiana-Lafayette and Memphis coming up, so there is a very good chance Ole Miss could be 4-0 when Alabama comes to Oxford on October 4th.

With #13 Stanford and #14 USC squaring off this weekend, and #11 UCLA playing #17 Arizona State on September 25, there is a good chance Ole Miss can gain considerable ground in the polls before the Tide rolls in, potentially setting up a top-10 match-up at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium next month.

Hotty Toddy!

Photo of postgame celebration by Rebel Walk Photographer Bentley Breland.