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    Where will No. 8 Rebels fall in the top 25?

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    Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss Football saw their chances of competing for the 12-team College Football Playoff take a major hit Saturday.

    The No. 8 Rebels fell 29-26 to No. 10 LSU in overtime in the Magnolia Bowl in Baton Rouge, handing a team with preseason playoff expectations its second loss in seven weeks. Tigers quarterback Garrett Nussmeier fired a touchdown strike to Kyren Lacy for the game-winning touchdown after Ole Miss settled for a 57-yard field goal by Caden Davis in overtime.

    REQUIRED READING: Ole Miss football vs LSU: Final score, highlights from Week 7 game

    The Rebels held two separate 10-point leads and allowed the Tigers to tie the game with 37 seconds left on a 23-yard pass from Nussmeier to Aaron Anderson in the fourth quarter. Despite entering the season as a preseason favorite to qualify for the College Football Playoff, the odds are now on life support as Kiffin seeks answers for his team heading into the Week 8 bye.

    So how far will the Rebels’ loss at LSU drop them in the American LBM Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25 rankings before Week 8? Here’s a look at the possibilities:

    Ole Miss football rankings: Where will Rebels fall in the top 25?

    Ole Miss opened the season at No. 6 in the Coaches Poll with high expectations under Kiffin. The Rebels have spent most of the season in fifth place after a 4-0 start. After a 20-17 loss to unranked Kentucky, the Rebels fell to No. 11 in the polls and jumped back to No. 8 last week after a strong win over South Carolina.

    However, this week’s loss hurts Ole Miss’ chances of getting back into the playoff conversation, as Michigan was the only two-loss team entering Week 7 of the college football season. The Rebels are unlikely to fall out of the top 25 entirely, but falling out of the top 20 is a big risk.

    The Rebels enter an open week in Week 8 and return to action against No. 16 Oklahoma, which also lost its second game on Saturday. The Rebels have a big showdown against No. 4 Georgia on Nov. 9, likely their last chance to prove they can be a playoff team.

    This is how the rest of the top 20 did in week 7:

    The rankings reflect the US LBM Coaches Poll from Week 7

    • No. 1Texas: 34-3 win over No. 16 Oklahoma
    • No. 2 state of Ohio: 32-31 loss to No. 3 Oregon
    • No. 3 Oregon: 32-31 win against No. 2 Ohio State
    • No. 4 Georgia: 41-31 win over Mississippi State
    • No. 5 Penn State: 33-30 win vs. USC (OT)
    • No. 6 Miami: BYE
    • No. 7 Alabama: 27-25 win vs. South Carolina
    • No. 8 Ole Miss: 29-26 loss to LSU (OT)
    • No. 9Tennessee: 23-17 win vs. Florida (OT)
    • No. 10 LSU: 29-26 win vs. No. 8 Ole Miss (OT)
    • No. 11 Clemson: 49-14 win vs. WakeForest
    • Notre Dame No. 12: 49-7 win vs. Stanford
    • No. 13 State of Iowa: 28-16 win over West Virginia
    • No. 14 Texas A&M: BYE
    • No. 15 BYU: 41-19 win vs. Arizona
    • No. 16Oklahoma: 34-3 loss to No. 1 Texas
    • No. 17Utah: 27-19 loss to Arizona State
    • No. 18 Missouri: 45-3 win vs. UMass
    • State No. 19 Kansas: vs. Colorado
    • No. 20 Indiana: BYE

    Prediction of final ranking: Ole Miss falls to No. 16

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