Ole Miss Baseball Earns First Top 25 Appearance in D1Baseball Poll Following 8-0 Start
OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss baseball is off to a hot start in 2026, as the Rebels have compiled an early 8-0 record and are one of just eighteen Division I teams to remain unbeaten.
Following Ole Miss’ most recent weekend series against Missouri State, the Rebels cracked into D1Baseball’s Top 25 Rankings where they sit at No. 25, one of twelve SEC teams to be listed. Here are the full rankings, SEC teams in bold:
| 1 | UCLA | 6-1 | |
| 2 | LSU | 8-0 | |
| 3 | Texas | 7-0 | |
| 4 | Mississippi State | 8-0 | |
| 5 | Georgia Tech | 8-0 | |
| 6 | Arkansas | 6-1 | |
| 7 | Auburn | 6-1 | |
| 8 | North Carolina | 6-1-1 | |
| 9 | Coastal Carolina | 5-2 | |
| 10 | Florida | 7-1 | |
| 11 | Georgia | 6-1 | |
| 12 | Southern Miss | 6-1 | |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 7-0 | |
| 14 | NC State | 5-1 | |
| 15 | Clemson | 7-0 | |
| 16 | Wake Forest | 6-1 | |
| 17 | Miami | 9-0 | |
| 18 | TCU | 2-5 | |
| 19 | Oregon State | 4-3 | |
| 20 | Tennessee | 5-2 | |
| 21 | Florida State | 4-2 | |
| 22 | Kentucky | 5-2 | |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 7-0 | |
| 24 | West Virginia | 5-1 | |
| 25 | Ole Miss | 8-0 |
How They Got Here
Ole Miss started the season unranked, with a handful of preseason top 25 opponents awaiting them. However, even after a dominant opening-weekend sweep over the Nevada Wolf Pack — the regular season Mountain West Champions from a season before — D1Baseball still had the Rebs unranked.
Moving into week two, Ole Miss played two mid-week games, coming away with a sloppy victory over Arkansas State, followed by an 18-3, run-rule victory over Jackson State, as they headed into their weekend series against Missouri State.
The Diamond Rebels had another slow start but ended up coming away with an 11-6 win on Friday night, a 6-3 win on Saturday afternoon, and a hard-fought 3-2 win on Sunday afternoon to complete the sweep and move to 8-0 on the year.
A Look Ahead
Ole Miss returns to the diamond for a midweek showdown against Southeast Missouri State on Tuesday at 4 p.m. CT, before heading on the road for the first time this season. They travel to Houston for the Bruce Bolt College Classic, where they will take on Baylor, Ohio State, and their first ranked matchup of the season against No. 9 Coastal Carolina.
Billy Kuhl
Billy Kuhl joins The Rebel Walk as a sophomore at Ole Miss majoring in Journalism with a Sports Media concentration. He is from Jefferson Township, New Jersey and graduated from Jefferson Township High School where he played varsity baseball, and soccer, and swam competitively in his summers. You can contact him at wpkuhl88@gmail.com or DM him on X @Billykuhll or instagram @Billykuhll_
