College Football Rankings 2016: Projected AP Top 25 after Week 5

Sep 30, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Washington Huskies running back Myles Gaskin (9) tosses the ball to an official after scoring on a eight-yard run against the Stanford Cardinal during the second half at Husky Stadium. Washington won 44-6. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 30, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Washington Huskies running back Myles Gaskin (9) tosses the ball to an official after scoring on a eight-yard run against the Stanford Cardinal during the second half at Husky Stadium. Washington won 44-6. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 1, 2016; Oxford, MS, USA; Mississippi Rebels wide receiver Quincy Adeboyejo (8) runs the ball as he is defended by Memphis Tigers defensive back Chauncey Lanier (12) during the second quarter of the game at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Oxford, MS, USA; Mississippi Rebels wide receiver Quincy Adeboyejo (8) runs the ball as he is defended by Memphis Tigers defensive back Chauncey Lanier (12) during the second quarter of the game at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports /

After losing last year to Memphis, Hugh Freeze’s team got off to a fast start this year in their home rematch against the Tigers. Chad Kelly threw for 361 yards and a score, Eugene Brazley and Akeem Judd both rushed for over 100 yards, and Ole Miss ended up running away with a comfortable three-score win over the AAC contenders. Memphis gained nearly 500 yards of offense but coughed up three interceptions to fall short in their upset bid in Oxford.

Ole Miss has no game next weekend. The Rebels will prepare for a two-game road swing to face Arkansas and LSU in mid-October, and their remaining non-conference game is a trap game against Sun Belt contender Georgia Southern. Also working against Mississippi is the fact that Florida State, the source of one of their two losses, just suffered a second defeat of its own this week. The Rebels are solidly entrenched in the AP Top 25, but they are probably getting close to their ceiling without some results outside of their control.