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Poll Position: Ole Miss stays steady after Week 1 rout of Furman

11by:Jake Thompson•09/03/24•

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NCAA Football: Furman at Mississippi
Aug 31, 2024; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi Rebels helmet on the sideline during the second half against the Furman Paladins at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports

There was a lot of chalk in the first full week of the 2024 college football season, unless you are Florida State, and Ole Miss was among those who took care of business.

A season-opening 76-0 win over Furman that saw the Rebels offense be the best in the country to start off a campaign aimed at making the College Football Playoffs was as good a start as any team could ask for.

While things were status quo in Oxford so were they around the rest of the country for other teams in the Top 10. Despite the lack of Top 10 upsets there was a shift in the polls due to said Top 10 teams struggling to put a win away.

Georgia, Notre Dame and Southern California (USC) all had wins over ranked opponents to start the season. The Irish and Trojans were below Ole Miss in the preseason rankings and the former leapfrogged the Rebels to No. 5 in the AP Poll.

Oregon’s ‘ugly’ win over Idaho caused the Coaches Poll votes to drop them three spots, moving Ole Miss to No. 5 by default.

Ole Miss (1-0) remained at No. 6 in the Associated Press Poll heading into Week 2 and a contest against Middle Tennessee State (1-0).

In fact, the Top 5 remained steady with the Bulldogs at No. 1 then Ohio State, Oregon, Texas and Alabama rounding things out.

Polls could get a tad more interesting next week with the Longhorns traveling to Ann Arbor this weekend to play defending national champion Michigan. That is the only marquee matchup among the Top 5 as Georgia hosts Tennessee Tech while the Buckeyes host Western Michigan, the Ducks host Boise State and the Tide host South Florida.

Below are the complete Coaches and Associated Press Top 25 polls:

ASSOCIATED PRESS

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

COACHES POLL

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

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