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Poll Position: Ole Miss stays steady in the latest rankings with first SEC road win

11by:Jake Thompson•10/09/22•

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Ole Miss remained safely inside the Top 10 after beating Vanderbilt (Photo by Matthew Maxey/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Saturday was yet another example in a long line of Ole Miss – Vanderbilt football games. A slow, in fact very slow, start by the Rebels was followed by a second half surge that has been rare this season.

Still, Ole Miss pulled out the win to get to 6-0 (2-0 in the Southeastern Conference) at the halfway point of the season, bowl eligible and on to bigger and better things.

Due to that, and not much excitement or shakeup in the Top 10 on Saturday, Ole Miss stays steady as the consensus No. 9 team in the country. The Rebels did not move up or slide down after cracking the Top 10 last weekend following the Kentucky win.

On Sunday there was plenty of shifting in the Associated Press Poll while the USA Today AFCA Coaches Poll stayed steady.

Alabama (6-0, 3-0), Georgia (6-0, 3-0), Ohio State (6-0), Michigan (6-0) and Clemson (6-0) stayed the Top 5 in the Coaches Poll. Southern California (6-0), Oklahoma State (5-0), Tennessee (5-0) and Penn State (5-0) round out the Top 10 sandwiched around Ole Miss.

The AP Poll’s Top 10 saw a little change with the Crimson Tide sliding down two spots to No. 3 despite surviving a late scare by Texas A&M. The Bulldogs and Buckeyes slide up a spot while Clemson and Michigan swapped spots to round out the Top 5.

The Volunteers moved up two spots to No. 6, bumping USC and Oklahoma State down to No. 7 and 8, respectively. Penn State remained at No. 10.

Ole Miss returns home this Saturday when they host Auburn (3-3, 1-2) at 11 a.m. CT on ESPN. The Rebels opened as a 13.5-point favorite over the Tigers, who are coming off a 42-10 loss at Georgia this weekend.

Here are the full Top 25 rankings for each poll:

Associated Press

  1. Georgia
  2. Ohio State
  3. Alabama
  4. Clemson
  5. Michigan
  6. Tennessee
  7. Southern California
  8. Oklahoma State
  9. Ole Miss
  10. Penn State
  11. UCLA
  12. Oregon
  13. TCU
  14. Wake Forest
  15. North Carolina State
  16. Mississippi State
  17. Kansas State
  18. Syracuse
  19. Kansas
  20. Utah
  21. Cincinnati
  22. Texas
  23. Kentucky
  24. Illinois
  25. James Madison

USA Today AFCA Coaches Poll

  1. Alabama
  2. Georgia
  3. Ohio State
  4. Michigan
  5. Clemson
  6. Southern California
  7. Oklahoma State
  8. Tennessee
  9. Ole Miss
  10. Penn State
  11. Orgeon
  12. UCLA
  13. North Carolina State
  14. Wake Forest
  15. TCU
  16. Kansas State
  17. Mississippi State
  18. Syracuse
  19. Utah
  20. Kansas
  21. Cincinnati
  22. Kentucky
  23. Baylor
  24. Texas
  25. North Carolina

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