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Ole Miss Football Moves Up to No. 5 in AP Poll; Stays No. 5 in Coaches Poll

Ole Miss Football Moves Up to No. 5 in AP Poll; Stays No. 5 in Coaches Poll

OXFORD, Miss. — The AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll rankings were released today and Ole Miss moved up one to No. 5 in the AP Poll and remained No. 5 in the Coaches Poll.

This is the first time since Week 3 of the 2015 season that Ole Miss has landed in the top five of the AP poll.

There are eight Southeastern Conference Teams in this week’s AP Top 25 rankings, including: 1) Georgia, 2) Texas, 4) Alabama, 5) Ole Miss, 6) Missouri, 7) Tennessee, 15) Oklahoma, and 16) LSU.

The Rebels defeated Middle Tennessee, 52-3, in the season opener and now prepare to travel to Winston-Salem to play Wake Forest.

The complete AP Poll is as follows:

  1. Georgia
  2. Texas
  3. Ohio State
  4. Alabama
  5. Ole Miss
  6. Missouri
  7. Tennessee
  8. Penn State
  9. Oregon
  10. Miami (FL)
  11. USC
  12. Utah
  13. Oklahoma State
  14. Kansas State
  15. Oklahoma
  16. LSU
  17. Michigan
  18. Notre Dame
  19. Louisville
  20. Arizona
  21. Iowa State
  22. Clemson
  23. Nebraska
  24. Boston College
  25. Northern Illinois

The complete Coaches Poll is as follows:

  1. Georgia
  2. Ohio State
  3. Texas
  4. Alabama
  5. Ole Miss
  6. Oregon
  7. Penn State
  8. Missouri
  9. Tennessee
  10. Utah
  11. USC
  12. Miami (FL)
  13. Oklahoma
  14. Oklahoma State
  15. Kansas State
  16. Michigan
  17. LSU
  18. Arizona
  19. Notre Dame
  20. Clemson
  21. Louisville
  22. Washington
  23. Iowa State
  24. Nebraska
  25. Memphis
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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