The Associated Press just dropped its preseason top 25 poll, which ranks Ole Miss as the 11th best team in the country. Despite that lofty number, the Rebs place fourth in the SEC and third in their own division behind No. 1 Bama, No. 5 LSU and No. 9 Tennessee.
(SB Nation’s Bill C., for what it’s worth, ranks Ole Miss ahead of Tennessee at No. 3 in the conference. You can check out his projected win numbers here.)
Florida State, which Ole Miss faces is in the season opener on Sept. 5, pulls in at No.