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