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.

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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.