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The University of Mississippi Athletics
Football Ranked No. 9 in 2026 Preseason AP Poll
8/17/2026 | Football
The new college football season is just around the corner as the Associated Press released their 2026 preseason poll on Monday, ranking Ole Miss No. 9 in the country.
The Rebels were recently given the No. 10 spot on the AFCA Preseason Coaches Poll.
Head coach Pete Golding heads into his first full year as head coach for the Rebels, coming off a CFP semifinals appearance and Ole Miss' first 13-win season in program history. The Rebels have tallied three straight seasons with 10 or more wins; the first such occurrence by an Ole Miss squad.
Golding and staff have brought an infusion of talent to the 2026 Rebels. Ole Miss ended with the No. 2 ranked transfer class according to 247Sports -- its fifth consecutive top-six finish in the transfer team rankings -- as well as a high school signing class that ranked as high as No. 25.
Ole Miss still has plenty of options already in Oxford as well. The Rebels return 48 letterwinners from the 2025 team, including Walter Camp Award preseason watch list honorees Trinidad Chambliss and Kewan Lacy.
The Ole Miss football team is set to kickoff the 2026 season on Sunday, September 6 against Louisville at 6:30 p.m. CT at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Rebels were recently given the No. 10 spot on the AFCA Preseason Coaches Poll.
Head coach Pete Golding heads into his first full year as head coach for the Rebels, coming off a CFP semifinals appearance and Ole Miss' first 13-win season in program history. The Rebels have tallied three straight seasons with 10 or more wins; the first such occurrence by an Ole Miss squad.
Golding and staff have brought an infusion of talent to the 2026 Rebels. Ole Miss ended with the No. 2 ranked transfer class according to 247Sports -- its fifth consecutive top-six finish in the transfer team rankings -- as well as a high school signing class that ranked as high as No. 25.
Ole Miss still has plenty of options already in Oxford as well. The Rebels return 48 letterwinners from the 2025 team, including Walter Camp Award preseason watch list honorees Trinidad Chambliss and Kewan Lacy.
The Ole Miss football team is set to kickoff the 2026 season on Sunday, September 6 against Louisville at 6:30 p.m. CT at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
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