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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Did You Notice?
Maxwell Award Player of the Week 🎯@JaxsonDart | #HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/swlxYCdA3x
— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) November 5, 2024
Team of the Week Honors 🍿@PFF_College | #HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/9X1r0sgS2k
— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) November 5, 2024
Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week@jordantwatkins | #HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/QPjn74vn5t
— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) November 5, 2024
Daily Dose Of Archie Manning
“People say how unbelievable and enjoyable this whole thing must be. But watching your children play quarterback, putting themselves on the line every game, getting smacked around and bloodied up… it’s very, very hard.”
We’ll Leave You With This
Panthers to trade WR Jonathan Mingo & 2025 7th-round draft pick to Cowboys for 2025 4th-round pick. (via @TomPelissero, @RapSheet) pic.twitter.com/UhvKXIfEo3
— NFL (@NFL) November 5, 2024
