Ole Miss Women Ranked No. 20 in AP Preseason Poll

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Mar 25, 2024; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Ole Miss Rebels forward Madison Scott (24) dribbles as Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Hannah Hidalgo (3) defends in the second half of the NCAA Tournament second round game at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports

The 2025 AP Preseason Women’s College Basketball Top 25 Poll was released Tuesday and for the second-straight year, Ole Miss is included.

The Rebels are ranked No. 20 in the preseason poll and return eight letterwinners from last year’s team that won 12 SEC games and advanced to the NCAA tournament for a third consecutive season. The Rebels were ranked No. 12 in last season’s preseason poll, which was the first time they were ranked in the preseason poll since 1992.

Ole Miss is one of seven teams from the SEC featured in the AP Preseason Poll, joined by No. 1 South Carolina, No. 4 Texas, No. 7 LSU, No. 10 Oklahoma, No. 22 Kentucky and No. 24 Alabama.

The Rebels will open the 2024-25 season October 28 at 6:30 p.m. against Christian Brothers in Oxford before taking on No. 3 USC in the 2024 Aflac Oui-Play on November 5.

AP Preseason Poll

  1. South Carolina
  2. UConn
  3. USC
  4. Texas
  5. UCLA
  6. Notre Dame
  7. LSU
  8. Iowa State
  9. NC State
  10. Oklahoma
  11. Duke
  12. Baylor
  13. Kansas State
  14. Ohio State
  15. North Carolina
  16. West Virginia
  17. Louisville
  18. Maryland
  19. Florida State
  20. Ole Miss
  21. Creighton
  22. Kentucky
  23. Nebraska
  24. Alabama
  25. Indiana

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