They are still a very strong team, however, as they currently sit at No. 15 in the AP Top 25, six spots higher then Ole Miss. Mississippi State also has a win over Memphis, who defeated the Rebels, and a convincing win over 14-3 Vanderbilt.
No. 21 Ole Miss takes on the No. 15 Mississippi State Bulldogs after Malik Dia scored 23 points in the Rebels' 74-64 win against the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Chris Beard is doing Chris Beard things at Ole Miss, and the Rebels are the latest SEC basketball team to cement itself as a Final Four contender. Ole Miss moved up five spots in this week's SEC Power Rankings after beating Alabama and recording the program's first road win over a top-five team.
Ole Miss edge rusher Suntarine Perkins may miss spring practice after undergoing labrum surgery, sources told ESPN.
No. 21 Ole Miss outperformed its ranking its last time out. No. 15 Mississippi State, meanwhile, has come out on the losing end against some of the best teams in the country.
It was easy to overlook a hot start to Chris Beard's second season at Ole Miss for a couple of reasons. The Rebels also started with a bang in 2023-24, standing at 15-1 this time last year before going 5-11 and missing the NCAA Tournament.
Ole Miss beat Alabama in a high-powered SEC matchup this college basketball season. Here is the final score and game highlights from the historic win.
Ole Miss basketball earned a historic victory against No. 5 Alabama on Tuesday night. The No. 21 Rebels won 74-64 at Alabama in a battle of two teams that entered the night undefeated in SEC play.
Alabama (89.5) and Kentucky (88.7) are No. 1 and No. 2 in the SEC in average points scored per game. The Crimson Tide enter the day at No. 8 in the NET rankings, two spots ahead of Kentucky. Alabama is No. 9 in the latest KenPom ratings; Kentucky is No. 16.
Michigan Wolverines committed running back Jasper Parker's 5-yard outlet reception features a nasty stiff-arm.
Nineteen of the teams currently ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 poll will take the court Saturday as a stacked college basketball schedule takes center stage here in mid-January. The fun begins in Lexington when No.