Ole Miss Jumps to No. 4 as SEC Places 10 Teams in AP Top 25
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Updated · ESPN · Sep 20
Ole Miss Jumps to No. 4 as SEC Places 10 Teams in AP Top 25
3 articles · Updated · ESPN · Sep 20
Summary
No. 4 Ole Miss climbed four spots in Sunday’s AP Top 25 after beating LSU 32-24, earning its first top-five ranking since finishing No. 3 last season.
That win pushed No. 10 LSU down three places, while Florida at No. 21 and Mississippi State at No. 24 entered the poll to give the SEC 10 ranked teams.
No. 1 Texas held the top spot for a second straight week after a 30-6 win over UTSA, collecting 58 of 69 first-place votes; Georgia and Notre Dame stayed ahead of Ole Miss.
Louisville made the biggest jump, up seven spots to No. 16, while Texas A&M suffered the sharpest drop from No. 9 to No. 23 after losing 31-21 at home to Kentucky.
The SEC has now placed at least 10 teams in a regular-season AP poll for the seventh time, after setting the record with 11 ranked teams in back-to-back polls in September 2025.