Ole Miss falls to No. 20 in both AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll

OXFORD, Miss. — The AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll rankings were released today and Ole Miss has dropped to No. 20 in both polls. The Rebels fell five spots in the AP and four in the Coaches Poll rankings.

There are seven Southeastern Conference Teams in the AP Top 25 rankings, including: 1) Georgia, 12) Alabama, 13) LSU, 20) Ole Miss, 21) Tennessee, 22) Florida and No. 23 Missouri.

The Rebels (3-1) fell to Alabama, 24-10, and now return home to host LSU Saturday.

The complete AP Top 25 rankings are as follows:

1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. Texas
4. Ohio State
5. Florida State
6. Penn State
7. Washington
8. USC
9. Oregon
10. Utah
11. Notre Dame
12. Alabama
13. LSU
14. Oklahoma
15. North Carolina
16. Washington State
17. Duke
18. Miami
19. Oregon State
20. Ole Miss
21. Tennessee
22. Florida
23. Missouri
24. Kansas
25. Fresno State

The complete Coaches Poll rankings are as follows: 

1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. Ohio State
4. Florida State
5. Texas
6. USC
7. Penn State
8. Washington
9. Oregon
10. Utah
11. Alabama
12. LSU
13. Notre Dame
14. Oklahoma
15. North Carolina
16. Duke
17. Washington State
18. Miami
19. Tennessee
20. Ole Miss
21. Oregon State
22. Missouri
23. Florida
24. Kansas
25. Kansas State

Up Next: 

Ole Miss and LSU kick off at 5:00 p.m. Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway.

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.