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Poll Position: Ole Miss makes moves in the rankings following big Georgia Tech win

11by:Jake Thompson•09/18/22•

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Ole Miss cracked the top 15 after dominating Georgia Tech (photo by Bruce Newman)

Ole Miss went to Atlanta on Saturday and came home with an emphatic 42-0 win over Georgia Tech to stay perfect on the season.

The voters in both the USA Today AFCA Coaches and Associated Press Polls took notice and gave Ole Miss (3-0) a nice bump in their respective rankings on Sunday.

After moving up a couple spots last weekend after hanging nearly 60 points on Central Arkansas the Rebels doubled that in this week’s Associated Press poll. Ole Miss nearly cracked the top-15, moving up four spots to No. 16.

The top-five in the AP Poll stayed the same with Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan and Clemson holding serve on Saturday to all move to 3-0 on the year.

The biggest mover in the AP Poll this week is Oregon moving up 10 spots to No. 15 after beating then-No. 12 BYU this weekend.

The Coaches Poll continues to show love to Ole Miss, cracking them into this week’s top-15.

Ole Miss also moved up four spots in this poll, moving up to No. 13 and earn its best ranking on the early season.

There was a change atop the Coaches Poll with Georgia unseating Alabama at No. 1. The Crimson Tide moved down to No. 2 followed by the Buckeys, Wolverines and Tigers to round out the top five.

With a little less than two weeks before Ole Miss opens up SEC play against Kentucky on Oct 1 there is a strong chance it will be a Top-15 showdown. The Wildcats (3-0) moved up a spot in the Coaches Poll (No. 8) and the AP Poll (No. 9) after their win over Youngstown State on Saturday.

The Rebels wrap up non-conference play next weekend when they host Tulsa and opened up as 19.5-point favorites.

The full rankings of both polls can be found below:

Associated Press

  1. Georgia
  2. Alabama
  3. Ohio State
  4. Michigan
  5. Clemson
  6. Oklahoma
  7. Southern California
  8. Kentucky
  9. Oklahoma State
  10. Arkansas
  11. Tennessee
  12. North Carolina State
  13. Utah
  14. Penn State
  15. Oregon
  16. Ole Miss
  17. Baylor
  18. Washington
  19. BYU
  20. Florida
  21. Wake Forest
  22. Texas
  23. Texas A&M
  24. Pittsburgh
  25. Miami

USA Today AFCA Coaches Poll

  1. Georgia
  2. Alabama
  3. Ohio State
  4. Michigan
  5. Clemson
  6. Oklahoma
  7. Southern California
  8. Oklahoma State
  9. Kentucky
  10. Arkansas
  11. North Carolina State
  12. Tennessee
  13. Ole Miss
  14. Utah
  15. Penn State
  16. Wake Forest
  17. Baylor
  18. Oregon
  19. Texas
  20. Texas A&M
  21. Michigan State
  22. Florida
  23. Brigham Young
  24. Washington
  25. Miami

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