Missouri’s climb in the national polls kept going Sunday, with the Tigers landing at No. 13 in both the USA Today Coaches Poll and the Associated Press Top-25.
That’s another step forward for a Mizzou team coming off a convincing 27-6 win over Texas A&M on Saturday at Faurot Field. The Tigers improved to 5-1 overall and 2-1 in SEC play, and the rankings bump followed quickly.
In the Coaches Poll, Missouri moved up from No. 16 to No. 13.
The AP Top-25 told the same story, with the Tigers rising one spot from No. 14 to No. 13.
The schedule now turns to Oxford, where Missouri will face Ole Miss on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
The Rebels entered the week at No. 10 in the Coaches Poll and No. 9 in the AP Top-25. They are 4-1 overall and 2-1 in SEC play after blasting Vanderbilt 52-17 on the road.
At the top of both polls, Georgia took over the No. 1 spot. The Bulldogs moved past Texas after a 20-17 win at Alabama in Tuscaloosa and after Texas fell 27-24 to Oklahoma. The Longhorns had been No. 1 in both rankings before the shakeup.
The rest of the AP Top-25 entering Week 7 placed Notre Dame at No. 2, Miami (Fla.) at No.
3, Ohio State at No. 4 and Indiana at No. 5.
Alabama checked in at No. 6, followed by Texas, BYU, Ole Miss and Texas Tech.
In the USA Today Coaches Poll, Notre Dame sat at No. 2, Miami (Fla.) at No.
3, Indiana at No. 4 and Ohio State at No. 5.
Texas came in at No. 6, Alabama at No.
7, BYU at No. 8, Texas Tech at No. 9 and Ole Miss at No.
- Missouri was one spot behind Utah and one ahead of Tennessee at No.
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