Ole Miss Rebels Climb AP Rankings Following Week 1 Victory vs. Mercer Bears

Where did the Ole Miss Rebels land in the latest AP Poll rankings released on Tuesday?

OXFORD, Miss. -- The Ole Miss Rebels had a successful day at the office last Saturday when they dismantled the Mercer Bears 73-7 and were rewarded by moving up in the latest College Football AP Poll rankings released on Tuesday.

The Rebels enter Week 2 as the No. 20 team in the country after starting the season at No. 22. Ole Miss is one of six Southeastern Conference teams listed in the poll. You can find the entirety of the top 25 below with SEC teams listed in bold.

1. Georgia Bulldogs 

2. Michigan Wolverines

3. Alabama Crimson Tide

4. Florida State

5. Ohio State

6. USC Trojans 

7. Penn State Nittanny Lions

8. Washington Huskies 

9. Tennessee Volunteers

10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

11. Texas Longhorns

12. Utha Utes

13. Oregon Ducks

14. LSU Tigers

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15. Kansas State Wildcats

16. Oregon State Beaves

17. North Carolina Tar Heels

18. Oklahoma Sooners

19. Wisconsin Badgers 

20. Ole Miss Rebels

21. Duke Blue Devils 

22. Colorado Buffaloes

23. Texas A&M Aggies

24. Tulane Greenwave

25. Clemson Tigers

The Rebels are set to travel to New Orleans on Saturday to take on the No. 24 Tulane Greenwave in Week 2, who did not get a bump in ratings after beating the South Alabama Jaguars 37-17. 

While they did not move up the latest AP rankings, Tulane is still Ole Miss' first test of the season, as the Green Wave finished their 2022 campaign with an overall record of 12-2 after defeating the USC Trojans in the Cotton Bowl.

Ole Miss and Tulane will kick off at 2:30 p.m. CT on Saturday in Yulman Stadium.