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Ole Miss football CFP ranking: Where Lane Kiffin, Rebels stand heading into Georgia matchup

david eckert, mississippi clarion-ledger
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OXFORD — The College Football Playoff committee updated its rankings on Tuesday night, on the heels of Ole Miss football's dramatic win over Texas A&M.

The committee ranked the Rebels ninth this week. Ole Miss had come in at No. 10 in the first CFP rankings of the season.

The Rebels (8-1, 5-1 SEC) collected their fifth SEC win in a row against the Aggies, and now head to Athens for a game against No. 2 Georgia (9-0, 6-0) on Saturday (6 p.m., ESPN). A win over the Bulldogs would headline an Ole Miss resume that also includes victories over No. 19 LSU and No. 23 Tulane.

With two consecutive Alabama SEC losses now required to send Ole Miss to the SEC Championship Game, the Georgia game is the last true opportunity for the Rebels to impress the CFP committee. Louisiana-Monroe and Mississippi State ‒ Ole Miss' final two opponents of the season ‒ have six wins between them.

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Ole Miss football in the College Football Playoff Rankings:

  1. Ohio State

  2. Georgia

  3. Michigan

  4. Florida State

  5. Washington

  6. Oregon

  7. Texas

  8. Alabama

  9. Ole Miss

  10. Penn State

  11. Louisville

  12. Oregon State

  13. Tennessee

  14. Mizzou

  15. Oklahoma State

  16. Kansas

  17. Oklahoma

  18. Utah

  19. LSU

  20. Notre Dame

  21. Arizona

  22. Iowa

  23. Tulane

  24. North Carolina

  25. Kansas State

David Eckert covers Ole Miss for the Clarion Ledger. Email him at deckert@gannett.com or reach him on Twitter @davideckert98.

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This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Where Ole Miss football stands in latest College Football Playoff rankings