Ole Miss Climbs To No. 3 In AP Poll

OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI Sports) – Ole Miss made a dramatic ascent in the rankings Sunday following its 43-37 upset win at No. 2 Alabama.

The Rebels are tied for third with TCU, behind No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Michigan State. It matched the highest ranking for Ole Miss since it sat at No. 3 for three weeks last season. Prior to 2014, it was last as high as third in 1964.

The Rebels rose to No. 3 in the rankings on Oct. 5, 2014 after upsetting Alabama in Oxford.

Ole Miss climbed 12 spots to its No. 3 spot, receiving the second-most first place votes (11) behind Ohio State’s 42.

Alabama dropped to 12th, down ten spots from last week. Mississippi State is the first team left out, receiving 52 votes.

See the entire week four AP poll here.