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