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Ranked and Undefeated: Men’s Hoops in Exclusive Company with 9-0 Start
12/12/2023 | Men's Basketball
OXFORD, Miss. – Building off of a Culture Week sweep, the Ole Miss men's basketball team added two more to the win column this week at home against Mount St. Mary's and on the road at UCF, and Chris Beard's squad became one of just seven remaining undefeated teams in college basketball at 9-0.
Ole Miss rose to No. 25 in the USA Today Coaches Poll on Monday, entering the rankings for the first time since 2019. Among his nine years as an NCAA Division-I head coach, Beard has now led his teams to a top-25 ranking in each of the last seven seasons.
The Rebels now stand as one of seven unbeaten teams, right alongside some of the nation's best: No. 1 Arizona, No. 3 Houston, No. 6 Baylor, No. 11 Clemson, No. 12 Oklahoma and No. 20 James Madison.
Ole Miss stands alone as the only remaining undefeated SEC team.
This marks just the fourth time in program history the Rebels have gone undefeated through their first nine games of the season, with the last coming in 2007-08.
2007-08: 13-0
2000-01: 11-0
1936-37: 11-0
Next Up: Cal in Texas
Ole Miss will have a break in the midweek before hitting the road once again for another Power 5 test against Cal in the 2023 Hall of Fame Series in San Antonio. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Dec. 16, on SEC Network.
The Rebels have two non-conference home games remaining: Dec. 19 vs. Troy and Dec. 31 vs. Bryant.
Single-game tickets for SEC games went on sale this week and are available for purchase at OleMissTix.com.
Ole Miss rose to No. 25 in the USA Today Coaches Poll on Monday, entering the rankings for the first time since 2019. Among his nine years as an NCAA Division-I head coach, Beard has now led his teams to a top-25 ranking in each of the last seven seasons.
The Rebels now stand as one of seven unbeaten teams, right alongside some of the nation's best: No. 1 Arizona, No. 3 Houston, No. 6 Baylor, No. 11 Clemson, No. 12 Oklahoma and No. 20 James Madison.
The undefeated teams heading into this week 💯
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) December 11, 2023
Retweet if you see your team 😤 pic.twitter.com/W9liMxnxTc
Ole Miss is now 9-0 in Year One under Chris Beard. Rebels won 10 games during all of last season. Up Next: Cal next Saturday in San Antonio.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) December 10, 2023
In college hoops @OleMissMBB is 9-0- yes CHRIS BEARD who has won everywhere has been building a winners mentality in the program. Yes ,I realize he has'nt faced the comp of the @SEC but developing a winning culture is a positive.
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) December 11, 2023
𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗘𝗗 for the first time since January 2019 🔥#HottyToddy | #BuildTheCulture pic.twitter.com/qnSpvr0Edp
— Ole Miss Men's Basketball (@OleMissMBB) December 11, 2023
And then there were 7️⃣#HottyToddy | #BuildTheCulture pic.twitter.com/mRGI0ysyIl
— Ole Miss Men's Basketball (@OleMissMBB) December 11, 2023
Ole Miss stands alone as the only remaining undefeated SEC team.
This marks just the fourth time in program history the Rebels have gone undefeated through their first nine games of the season, with the last coming in 2007-08.
2007-08: 13-0
2000-01: 11-0
1936-37: 11-0
Next Up: Cal in Texas
Ole Miss will have a break in the midweek before hitting the road once again for another Power 5 test against Cal in the 2023 Hall of Fame Series in San Antonio. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Dec. 16, on SEC Network.
The Rebels have two non-conference home games remaining: Dec. 19 vs. Troy and Dec. 31 vs. Bryant.
Single-game tickets for SEC games went on sale this week and are available for purchase at OleMissTix.com.
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