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

OXFORD, Miss. — The AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll rankings were released today and Ole Miss has moved up two spots to No. 20 in each poll.

There are six Southeastern Conference Teams in the AP Top 25 rankings, including: 1) Georgia, 3) Alabama, 9) Tennessee, 14) LSU, 20) Ole Miss, and 23) A&M.

The Rebels defeated Mercer, 73-7, in week one action and now travel to New Orleans to face the No. 24-ranked Tulane Green Wave.

The complete AP Top 25 is as follows:

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

Coaches Poll Released

This week’s Coaches Poll has also been released and the Rebels sit at No. 22, up two spots from last week. The complete Coaches Top 25 is as follows:

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

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.