AP Preseason Top 25 released, Ole Miss ranked No. 22
OXFORD, Miss. — The Associated Press released its Preseason Top 25 college football rankings for 2023 Monday, a week after the Coaches Poll officially kicked off rankings season.
Ole Miss is ranked No. 22 in the initial poll.
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Defending national champion Georgia begins the year at No. 1.
There are six current SEC teams in the rankings: Georgia (1), Alabama (4), LSU (5), Tennessee (12), Ole Miss (22), and A&M (23).
The complete rankings are as follows:
- Georgia
- Michigan
- Ohio State
- Alabama
- LSU
- USC
- Penn State
- Florida State
- Clemson
- Washington
- Texas
- Tennessee
- Notre Dame
- Utah
- Oregon
- Kansas State
- TCU
- Oregon State
- Wisconsin
- Oklahoma
- North Carolina
- Ole Miss
- Texas A&M
- Tulane
- Iowa
Ole Miss opens the season September 2nd at Vaught-Hemingway against Mercer.
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.