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Poll Position: Did Ole Miss stay in the Top 25 after the loss to Alabama?

11by:Jake Thompson•09/24/23•

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Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart (2) is tackled by Alabama linebacker Jihaad Campbell (30) at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. Offensive holding was called on the play.Alabama won 24-10. (©Bruce Newman)

The first loss of the season occurred for Ole Miss on Saturday in a 24-10 defeat at the hands of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

Nothing pretty about what transpired inside Bryant-Denny Stadium as Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin and players all echoed the same sentiment that this was the year they thought a victory over the Crimson Tide could happen.

Nevertheless a win did not transpire and the Rebels (3-1, 0-1 Southeastern Conference) have to regroup quickly with No. 13 LSU and Arkansas coming to Oxford the next two Saturdays.

But how did a Top 15 matchcup that did not go Ole Miss’ way affect the voters of the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Polls?

Despite losing in what was a one-sided second half the Rebels managed to remain a consensus Top 20 team heading into week five of the season. In the Coaches Poll Ole Miss dropped four spots to No. 20 while the Associated Press it dropped five spots to No. 20.

Alabama moved up a spot in the Coaches Poll to No. 11 and up a spot to No. 12 in the AP Poll coming off Saturday’s win.

Below are the full Top 25 rankings for the Associated Press and Coaches Polls

ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL

  1. Georgia (4-0)
  2. Michigan (4-0)
  3. Texas (4-0)
  4. Ohio State (4-0)
  5. Florida State (4-0)
  6. Penn State (4-0)
  7. Washington (4-0)
  8. Southern California (4-0)
  9. Oregon (4-0)
  10. Utah (4-0)
  11. Notre Dame (4-1)
  12. Alabama (3-1)
  13. LSU (3-1)
  14. Oklahoma (4-0)
  15. North Carolina (4-0)
  16. Washington State (4-0)
  17. Duke (4-0)
  18. Miami (4-0)
  19. Oregon State (3-1)
  20. Ole Miss (3-1)
  21. Tennessee (3-1)
  22. Florida (3-1)
  23. Missouri (4-0)
  24. Kansas (4-0)
  25. Fresno State (4-0)

COACHES POLL

  1. Georgia
  2. Michigan
  3. Ohio State
  4. Florida State
  5. Texas
  6. Southern California
  7. Penn State
  8. Washington
  9. Oregon
  10. Utah
  11. Alabama
  12. LSU
  13. Notre Dame
  14. Oklahoma
  15. North Carolina
  16. Duke
  17. Washington State
  18. Miami
  19. Tennessee
  20. Ole Miss
  21. Oregon State
  22. Missouri
  23. Florida
  24. Kansas
  25. Kansas State

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