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College Football Playoff: Projecting Ole Miss' CFP Bracket ranking

11by:Jake Thompsonabout 13 hours

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Nov 2, 2024; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Ole Miss Rebels quarterback Jaxson Dart (2) celebrates after a touchdown in the third quarter against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Mississippi won 63-31. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images

Tuesday marks the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season when the Top 25 will be revealed by the CFP committee. Ole Miss is still in the hunt.

Due to wins over Oklahoma and last Saturday’s thrashing of Arkansas in Fayetteville the season got back on track and resumed its collision course with No. 2 Georgia this weekend in Oxford.

The Rebels are currently ranked No. 16 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 12 in the Coaches Poll released this past Sunday. But those will be come less as of Tuesday when the CFP rankings are released.

Ole Miss will only care what the number is next to its name in that Top 25 from here on out.

Sitting at 7-2 overall and 3-2 in the Southeastern Conference, the Rebels remain firmly in the mix for the program’s first CFP berth. Where it starts that journey on Tuesday will be key.

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The best guess is Ole Miss will start somewhere between its two rankings in the other polls. Getting as close to 12 is key with the chance to beat the Bulldogs on Saturday. Knowing a Group of 5 team takes one of those 12 spots in the expanded CFP bracket, getting inside the Top 10 is the goal.

On3 is projecting the Rebels will land at No. 16 in the first batch of rankings. That is going with the AP voters and feeling Ole Miss is still on the outside looking in not just the CFP but the Top 15. Looking at the old BCS formula, it has the Rebels at No. 15.

A win on Saturday will keep things going forward this season and would assuredly put them inside the Top 12, if not the Top 10 heading into its second and final bye week of the season.

On3’s Full College Football Playoff Rankings Projections

  1. Oregon
  2. Ohio State
  3. Georgia
  4. Miami
  5. Texas
  6. BYU
  7. Notre Dame
  8. Indiana
  9. Penn State
  10. Tennessee
  11. Boise State
  12. Alabama
  13. SMU
  14. LSU
  15. Texas A&M
  16. Ole Miss
  17. Iowa State
  18. Army
  19. Washington State
  20. Clemson
  21. South Carolina
  22. Vanderbilt
  23. Louisville
  24. Pitt
  25. Colorado

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