Ole Miss remains at No. 7 in AP Top 25 rankings after defeating the Gamecocks

OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss football remains at No. 7 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 after a 30-14 win over South Carolina Saturday.

Ole Miss tallied a season-high six sacks on the day against South Carolina, which marks the second consecutive season the Rebels had at least that many sacks in a single game. For Ole Miss, it’s the most sacks by the Rebels in a single game since having eight against Arkansas last season.

Offensively, the Rebels accounted for 417 total yards for the day, with Lacy accounting for 174 of the yards on his own. As a team, Ole Miss rushed for 258 yards. The Rebels have yet to drop below 400 total yards in a game this season.

There are nine Southeastern Teams in this week’s AP Top 25 rankings: A&M (3), Alabama (4), Georgia (5), Ole Miss (7), Oklahoma (11), Texas (13), Vanderbilt (15), Missouri (19), and Tennessee (23). 

The complete AP Top 25 rankings are:

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

Next Up: 

Ole Miss welcomes The Citadel to Vaught-Hemingway next Saturday. Kickoff is set for Noon CT.