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POLL POSITION: Ole Miss drops slightly but remains inside Top 10

11by: Jake Thompson10/12/25JakeThompsonOn3
NCAA Football: Washington State at Mississippi
Oct 11, 2025; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi Rebels wide receiver Winston Watkins (17) runs after a catch as Washington State Cougars linebacker Anthony Palano (0) attempts to make the tackle during the first quarter at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

Ole Miss avoided a scare and major pothole on its road for a College Football Playoff berth with its three-point win over Washington State on Saturday.

The win was not pretty but it did keep the Rebels undefeated, moving them to 6-0 at the season’s halfway point. A win like that was tough, when it comes to the Top 25 rankings, as bigger wins from teams around them caused some reshuffling.

Sunday’s latest polls saw Ole Miss drop a spot to No. 5 in the Associated Press poll and one spot to No. 5 in the Coaches Poll.

“We’re ranked fourth, but we played like the 84th-ranked team in the country throughout that game,” Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin said after Saturday’s game. “So quit reading the rat poison and make plays. Don’t make a penalty by hitting the quarterback in the head when we were about to get off the field and finish drives.

The Rebels are no longer the highest-ranked Southeastern Conference team, ending the run at two weeks. Texas A&M now claims that spot at X in the AP Poll after its 34-17 win over Florida.

Another major mover was Indiana. The Hoosiers moved up four spots to No. 3 after its 30-20 win over then-No. 3 Oregon.

Despite the musical chairs the Rebels are still one of 10 SEC teams in the AP Top 25 and among the five teams in the Top 10.

Next up is a Top-10 showdown in Athens when Ole Miss travels to No. 9 Georgia on Saturday for a 2:30 p.m. CT kick on ABC. The Bulldogs escaped Auburn with a 20-10 win that did not come without some controversy. The Rebels open as a 6.5-point underdog on BetMGM.

ESPN announced on Sunday that College GameDay will air from Athens next weekend, too.

Below are the complete Associated Press and Coaches Poll Rankings

ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL

  1. Ohio State (6-0)
  2. Miami (5-0)
  3. Indiana (6-0)
  4. Texas A&M (6-0)
  5. Ole Miss (6-0)
  6. Alabama (5-1)
  7. Texas Tech (6-0)
  8. Oregon (5-1)
  9. Georgia (5-1)
  10. LSU (5-1)
  11. Tennessee (5-1)
  12. Georgia Tech (6-0)
  13. Notre Dame (4-2)
  14. Oklahoma (5-1)
  15. BYU (6-0)
  16. Missouri (5-1)
  17. Vanderbilt (5-1)
  18. Virginia (5-1)
  19. South Florida (5-1)
  20. Southern California (5-1)
  21. Texas (4-2)
  22. Memphis (6-0)
  23. Utah (5-1)
  24. Cincinnati (5-1)
  25. Nebraska (5-1)

COACHES POLL

  1. Ohio State
  2. Miami
  3. Indiana
  4. Texas A&M
  5. Ole Miss
  6. Alabama
  7. Georgia
  8. Texas Tech
  9. Oregon
  10. LSU
  11. Tennessee
  12. Georgia Tech
  13. Oklahoma
  14. BYU
  15. Notre Dame
  16. Missouri
  17. Texas
  18. Vanderbilt
  19. Virginia
  20. Memphis
  21. Southern California
  22. Utah
  23. South Florida
  24. Cincinnati
  25. Illinois

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