Overview
- After the latest AP Top 25, Yolett McPhee-McCuin called the poll “a joke” on X, saying voters showed unfair bias after Ole Miss rose only to No. 16.
- Her criticism followed signature results: a 74-69 road win over then-No. 5 Oklahoma and a 93-68 rout of Mississippi State.
- Cotie McMahon earned Co-SEC Player of the Week honors after scoring 22 against Oklahoma and 21 against Mississippi State.
- NCAA-facing metrics are strong: Ole Miss ranks No. 16 in NET, No. 20 in WAB, and is 5-3 across Quad 1 and 2 games.
- USA TODAY bracketology projects the Rebels among the top 16 seeds (No. 14 overall), as SEC voices continue to question poll treatment, including separate complaints from Texas coach Vic Schaefer.