Poll Position: Ole Miss jumps into the Top 15 after going 4-0 in September
September is winding down and when the calendar turns to October the real fun of the schedule begins for Ole Miss.
After taking care of Tulsa in a 35-27 victory that saw Ole Miss have to sweat it out more than some might have anticipated, the Rebels went a perfect 4-0 in the month of September.
The victory was also the 12th straight home win for Ole Miss, dating back to November of 2020. All of this is a recipe to getting ranked high in the polls with a third of the season completed, which is where the Rebels see themselves.
Both the Associated Press and the USA Today AFCA Coaches Polls have moved Ole Miss into the Top 15 in the newest rankings released on Sunday. The Coaches Poll had the Rebels inside the Top 15 a week ago but the AP Poll has now followed suit.
The love of the Coaches Poll continues for Ole Miss as it moved up three spots to No. 11, giving the Rebels its highest ranking of the season.
The top five teams remained the same in the Coaches Poll with Georgia (4-0), Alabama (4-0), Ohio State (4-0), Michigan (4-0) and Clemson (4-0).
Ole Miss worked its way into the Top 15 of the Associated Press rankings for the first time this season.
The climb up the AP Poll has been a littler slower for Ole Miss than it has been in the Coaches Poll. But the voters moved them up two spots to No. 14 this week.
As with the Coaches Poll the top five teams remain the same in the AP rankings. The Bulldogs, Crimson Tide, Buckeyes, Wolverines and Tigers hold serve.
Next weekend’s SEC opener for Ole Miss will feature a Top-15 matchup with Kentucky coming to Oxford for the first time in 12 years.
The Wildcats survived Northern Illinois on Saturday night and in doing so moved up a spot in both polls. They are No. 7 in the AP rankings and No. 8 in the Coaches Poll.
On Sunday the SEC Network announced its Saturday morning pregame show SEC Nation will broadcast live from The Grove next weekend from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. CT. Marty & McGee will air from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. CT.
Here are the full Associated Press and Coaches Poll rankings:
Associated Press
- Georgia
- Alabama
- Ohio State
- Michigan
- Clemson
- Southern California
- Kentucky
- Tennessee
- Oklahoma State
- North Carolina State
- Penn State
- Utah
- Oregon
- Ole Miss
- Washington
- Baylor
- Texas A&M
- Oklahoma
- BYU
- Arkansas
- Minnesota
- Wake Forest
- Florida State
- Pittsburgh
- Kansas State
Coaches Poll
- Georgia
- Alabama
- Ohio State
- Michigan
- Clemson
- Southern California
- Oklahoma State
- Kentucky
- Tennessee
- North Carolina State
- Ole Miss
- Penn State
- Utah
- Baylor
- Oregon
- Oklahoma
- Texas A&M
- Washington
- Arkansas
- BYU
- Wake Forest
- Florida State
- Minnesota
- Pittsburgh
- Syracuse
