Ole Miss moves up two spots in AP Top 25 and three in Coaches Poll

OXFORD, Miss. — The AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll rankings were released today and Ole Miss has moved up in both, rising two spots to No. 15 in the AP and moving up three spots to No. 16 in the Coaches rankings.

There are six Southeastern Conference Teams in the AP Top 25 rankings, including: 1) Georgia, 12) LSU, 13) Alabama, 15) Ole Miss, 23) Tennessee, and 25) Florida. 

The Rebels (3-0) defeated Georgia Tech, 48-23, and now travel to Tuscaloosa to face a 2-1 Alabama team to start league play,

The complete AP Top 25 rankings are as follows:

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

The complete Coaches Top 25 is as follows: 

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

(Feature image credit: Hannah Morgan White, Ole Miss Athletics)

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.