While Ole Miss was resting through its bye week, the top end of the top 25 was seeing some shakeup. Group of 5 darling Houston, who many had pegged to go undefeated and crash the Playoff party, lost a shocker to Navy, while previously undefeated Miami lost a close home game against in-state rival from Tallahassee. Both of those teams plummeted out of the top 10, opening the door for the Rebels to climb two spots without playing a snap.
The Rebels jumped from No. 14 to No. 12 in the latest AP poll, which was released on Monday instead of Sunday because of Georgia’s hurricane-delayed game against South Carolina.