Rebels Rise in AP Top 25 Following Win Over Georgia Tech
OXFORD, Miss. -- Following their 48-23 home win over the Georgia Yellow Jackets on Saturday night, the Ole Miss Rebels saw another boost in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll this week.
The Rebels entered the week at No. 17 in the AP Poll, but they saw their position improve to No. 15 in the new installment released on Sunday. You can see the entirety of the poll below with SEC teams indicated in bold.
1. Georgia Bulldogs
2. Michigan Wolverines
3. Texas Longhorns
4. Florida State Seminoles
5. USC Trojans
6. Ohio State Buckeyes
7. Penn State Nittany Lions
8. Washington Huskies
9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
10. Oregon Ducks
11. Utah Utes
12. LSU Tigers
13. Alabama Crimson Tide
14. Oregon State Beavers
15. Ole Miss Rebels
16. Oklahoma Sooners
17. North Carolina Tar Heels
18. Duke Blue Devils
19. Colorado Buffaloes
20. Miami Hurricanes
21. Washington State Cougars
22. UCLA Bruins
23. Tennessee Volunteers
24. Iowa Hawkeyes
25. Florida Gators
In total, six teams from the Southeastern Conference made the cut in this week's poll, and only one team made the top 10. Three other SEC teams also received votes for the poll: the Missouri Tigers (72), Kentucky Wildcats (10) and Auburn Tigers (1).
These rankings set up a top-15 matchup this week for Ole Miss as they travel to face the No. 13 Alabama Crimson Tide who struggled on the road against the USF Bulls after falling to the Texas Longhorns the week prior. Kickoff between the Rebels and Tide on Saturday is set for 2:30 p.m, CT on CBS.
