Ole Miss football rises one spot in AP Top 25 after win over Sooners

OXFORD, Miss. — After a 34-26 win on the road in Norman, Oklahoma, the Ole Miss football team has risen one spot to No. 7 in the nation in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 rankings.

The Rebels took a 22-10 lead into the half in the win over Oklahoma; however, the home team Sooners came storming back to outscore Ole Miss 16-3 in the third quarter to take a 26-25 lead, setting up an epic fourth that would decide the game. In that decisive period, quarterback Trinidad Chambliss led the Rebels to nine points, while the Ole Miss defense bowed its neck and held Oklahoma scoreless.

There are nine Southeastern Conference teams in this week’s AP Top 25: A&M (3), Alabama (4), Georgia (5), Ole Miss (7), Vanderbilt (9), Tennessee (14), Oklahoma (18), Missouri (19), and Texas (20). 

The complete rankings are as follows:

1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. A&M
4. A&M
5. Georgia
6. Oregon
7. Ole Miss
8. Georgia Tech
9. Vanderbilt
10. Miami
11. BYU
12. Notre Dame
13. Texas Tech
14. Tennessee
15. Virginia
16. Louisville
17. Cincinnati
18. Oklahoma
19. Missouri
20. Texas
21. Michigan
22. Houston
23. USC
24. Utah
25. Memphis

Next Up

Ole Miss hosts South Carolina Saturday, November 1 with kickoff set for 6:00 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.