Ole Miss men’s basketball enters the AP Top 25 rankings

OXFORD, Miss. — After a 10-0 start, Ole Miss men’s basketball is now officially ranked in the AP Top 25, coming in at No. 25 this week. The Rebels join Houston, Oklahoma and James Madison as the only undefeated men’s teams in Division I.

In fact, Ole Miss, James Madison and Oklahoma are the only three schools who have a 10-win football team and an undefeated men’s basketball team for the 2023 season.

There are three SEC teams in the AP Top 25:  8) Tennessee, 9) Kentucky, and 25) Ole Miss.

The Rebels are coming off an 88-78 win over Cal Saturday. Ole Miss was hot offensively, shooting 52.5 percent from the floor en route to a season-high 88 points. Jaemyn Brakefield led the way with a career-high 27, Matthew Murrell was next with 19, and Jaylen Murray (14), Allen Flanigan (12) and TJ Caldwell (11) joined them in double figures. Also of note: Georgetown transfer Brandon Murray hit a 3-pointer and chipped in four assists in his Rebel debut.

The complete AP Top 25 is as follows: 

1. Purdue
2. Kansas
3. Houston
4. Arizona
5. UConn
6. Marquette
7. Oklahoma
8. Tennessee
9. Kentucky
10. Baylor
11. North Carolina
12. Creighton
13. Illinois
14. Florida Atlantic
15. Gonzaga
16. Colorado State
17. BYU
18. Clemson
19. Texas
20. James Madison
21. Duke
22. Virginia
23. Memphis
24. Wisconsin
25. 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.