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Ole Miss men’s basketball moves back into AP Top 25 rankings after two impressive wins last week

Ole Miss men’s basketball moves back into AP Top 25 rankings after two impressive wins last week

OXFORD, Miss. — After winning its last two games, Ole Miss men’s basketball moved back into the Associated Press Top 25 rankings this week, coming in at No. 22.

The Rebels defeated Florida, 103-85, on Wednesday and Vanderbilt, 69-56, on Saturday. (Click here for TJ’s Takeaways from the win over the Gators and here for the win over Vandy.)

There are four Southeastern Conference teams in the AP Top 25: 6) Tennessee, 8) Kentucky, 13) Auburn, and 22) Ole Miss.

The complete AP Top 25 is as follows: 

  1. UConn
  2. Purdue
  3. Kansas
  4. North Carolina
  5. Houston
  6. Tennessee
  7. Duke
  8. Kentucky
  9. Baylor
  10. Memphis
  11. Wisconsin
  12. Arizona
  13. Auburn
  14. Illinois
  15. Oklahoma
  16. Utah State
  17. Marquette
  18. Creighton
  19. TCU
  20. BYU
  21. Dayton
  22. Ole Miss
  23. Florida Atlantic
  24. Iowa State
  25. Texas Tech

Here’s a link to everything head coach Chris Beard said after the win over the Commodores.

Next Up: 

This week, the Rebels travel to Baton Rouge to take on LSU on Wednesday. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. Then, they hit the road for a Saturday contest at Auburn.

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.

About The Author

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.

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