The College Football Playoff Selection Committee released its first Top 25 rankings on Tuesday, Nov. 4 on ESPN. The committee ranked Ole Miss No. 6 in this initial bracket — one spot above their position in the AP Poll, which has the Rebels at No. 7.
In this bracket, Ole Miss would face off against the Virginia Cavaliers, the projected ACC champion, in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in the first round of the College Football Playoffs.
Ole Miss (8-1, 5-1 SEC) would host Virginia (8-1, 5-0 ACC), whose loss came against NC State 35-31.