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Ole Miss Ranked 16th in CFP Committee’s Top 25: Rebel Roundup

Your daily briefing on what’s going on with Ole Miss sports, including where Rebels rank in CFP committee’s initial rankings

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Ole Miss now knows where it stands in the eyes of the College Football Playoff committee. But that knowledge doesn’t change much.

The Rebels (7-2, 3-2 SEC) were ranked No. 16 in the committee’s debut Top 25 rankings released Tuesday night. With the way the remainder of the rankings played out, the Rebels need to get to at least No. 11 in the rankings, one spot ahead of the highest-ranked Group of 5 conference champions.

Ole Miss has just one path to make up those four spots and that’s, put simply, win its final three games. That task starts and ends with the committee’s third-ranked team, Georgia. If the Rebels can beat the Bulldogs, they still have a chance at making the playoff. Lose and the Rebels will start looking toward what bowl game invitation they’ll accept.

After Georgia, the Rebels will face Florida on the road and instate rival Mississippi State at home to conclude the regular season. Wins against two SEC teams in the bottom half of the standings won’t convince the committee of giving Ole Miss an at-large bid.

Essentially, the results released Tuesday night (that certainly weren’t overshadowed by some other event involving votes) told Ole Miss what it already knew: win, and you’re in.

Yesterday’s Ole Miss Results

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Today’s Ole Miss Schedule

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2024 Ole Miss Football

Sat, Aug 31vs Furman W, 76-0
Sat, Sep 7vs Middle TennesseeW, 52-3
Sat, Sep 14@ Wake ForestW, 40-6
Sat, Sep 21vs Georgia SouthernW, 52-13
Sat, Sep 28vs KentuckyL, 20-17
Sat, Oct 5@ South CarolinaW, 27-3
Sat, Oct 12vs LSUL, 29-26 (2 OT)
Sat, Oct 26vs OklahomaW, 26-14
Sat, Nov 2@ ArkansasW, 63-35
Sat, Nov 16vs GeorgiaW, 28-10
Sat, Nov 23@ FloridaL, 24-17
Sat, Nov 30vs Mississippi StateW, 26-14