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Poll Position: Ole Miss leaps back up the rankings after shootout win over LSU

11by:Jake Thompson•10/01/23•

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Ole Miss offensive lineman Brycen Sanders (62) carries the state flag vs. LSU at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss. on Saturday Sept. 30, 2023. (©Bruce Newman)

The elevator ride that is Ole Miss up and down the rankings the last couple weeks continued on Sunday but this time the ride was going back in the favorable direction.

Coming off the shootout victory over LSU on Saturday Ole Miss crept back up towards the Top 15 a week removed from having the down button pushed following the loss at Alabama.

After the 55-49 victory the voters of the Associated Press and USA Today liked what they saw out of the Rebels. In the AP Poll Ole Miss moved up four spots to No. 16 and jumped up five spots back to No. 15 in the Coaches Poll.

Ole Miss ties its highest ranking of the season, getting back to the Top 15 which is where they sat prior to the game at Alabama.

As for LSU, the Tigers came into the game at No. 13 in the AP Poll but dropped 10 spots to No. 23. The Bayou Bengals dropped down to No. 23 in the Coaches Poll as well.

Despite looking a little un-Georgia like the last week or two the Bulldogs remained the consensus No. 1 team in both polls after holding off Auburn for the late-game win on Saturday. Michigan stayed at No. 2 in both polls but the rest of the Top 5 differs in each No.3 through 5.

The Rebels stay in the Southeastern Conference next week, hosting Arkansas (2-3, 0-2 SEC) at 6:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network. Ole Miss is an early favorite in Las Vegas opening was a 9.5-point favorite on Sunday.

Related: Ole Miss fans packed Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Lane Kiffin and Jaxson Dart took notice

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

ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL

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

COACHES POLL

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

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