Hugh Freeze's bold strategy to not play football last weekend paid off big time as Ole Miss jumped back into the Playoff rankings after sitting through a bye week. The Rebs, who fell out two weeks ago after that overtime to Arkansas, are back in at No. 22.
The bad news for Ole Miss' is that their two remaining opponents took expected tumbles in the rankings, which affects the Rebs' ability to climb back up between now and season's end. LSU, which got handed a second consecutive loss by Arkansas last Saturday, fell from No. 9 to No.