Ole Miss women’s basketball enters Top 25 for first time since 2007
OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss women’s basketball is ranked in this week’s Associated Press Top 25, making its season-debut in the poll at No. 24.
The Rebels are 17-2 overall, 5-1 in the SEC, and off to the team’s best start in league play since the 2009-2010 season.
It's about time we joined the party 🎉
For the first time since 2007, your Rebels are 𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗘𝗗 pic.twitter.com/jQjgWyHlBY
— Ole Miss Women's BB (@OleMissWBB) January 24, 2022
This is the first time Ole Miss has been ranked since 2007 — a 15-year drought.
“Fifteen years is crazy,” said head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin.
“I told them before the Kentucky game that I had been downplaying the whole ranking deal and I apologized to them for that. I didn’t think it was fair of me. I said if you want to get ranked, go ahead and beat Kentucky and get ranked.”
Coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin
And that they did!
On Sunday, her team earned another road win, defeating No. 23 Kentucky, 63-54, in Rupp Arena and pushing their road record this season to 7-0.
The victory over the Wildcats marked the second win of the season for the Rebels over a ranked team.
FOR THE RECORD: no ranking will validate our team! We are on a mission and WE KNOW where we stand!
— CoachYo (@YolettMcCuin) January 24, 2022
Next up:
The Ole Miss at South Carolina game postponed on January 2 has been rescheduled for Thursday, January 27. The tip time and broadcast information will be announced later in the week.
Then, the Rebels return home for a matchup with No. 13 Georgia next Sunday (Jan. 30) from the SJB Pavilion. Tipoff versus the Bulldogs is set for 2 p.m. CT on SEC Network +.
(Feature image credit: Josh McCoy, Ole Miss)
Evelyn Van Pelt
Evelyn has covered sports for over two decades, beginning her journalism career as a sports writer for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn’s love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn created the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and managing editor since its inception.
