Ole Miss Rebels Fall in AP Top 25 Following Loss to Alabama

The Ole Miss Rebels took a dive in this week's AP Poll after Saturday's loss.
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Following their loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday, the Ole Miss Rebels took a dip in this week's AP Top 25 Poll that was released on Sunday.

Ole Miss entered last week ranked at No. 15 in the poll, but it fell five spots to No. 20 this week. You can see the entirety of this week's poll below with SEC teams indicated in bold. 

1. Georgia Bulldogs 

2. Michigan Wolverines

3. Texas Longhorns

4. Ohio State Buckeyes

5. Florida State Seminoles

6. Penn State Nittany Lions

7. Washington Huskies

8. USC Trojans

9. Oregon Ducks

10. Utah Utes

11. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

12. Alabama Crimson Tide

13. LSU Tigers

14. Oklahoma Sooners

15. North Carolina Tar Heels

16. Washington State Cougars

17. Duke Blue Devils

18. Miami Hurricanes

19. Oregon State Beavers

20. Ole Miss Rebels

21. Tennessee Volunteers

22. Florida Gators

23. Missouri Tigers

24. Kansas Jayhawks

25. Fresno State Bulldogs

The Kentucky Wildcats (41) and Texas A&M Aggies (5) also received votes in the poll out of the Southeastern Conference.

Ole Miss has some issues to remedy before its next matchup on Saturday, another ranked game against rival LSU in the annual Magnolia Bowl. The Rebels' defense showed up big in the first half against Alabama, but their offense was unable to take advantage of those opportunities, leading to the Crimson Tide pulling away in the game after halftime. 

Kickoff between the Rebels and Tigers this week is set for 5 p.m. CT on ESPN.


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John Macon Gillespie
JOHN MACON GILLESPIE

John Macon Gillespie is the publisher of The Grove Report and has experience on the Ole Miss beat spanning five years.