A conference win on the road and losses by previously higher-ranked teams moved Ole Miss up three spots to No. 17 in the latest Associated Press Top 25, while Mississippi State received votes to be included after a big upset over Arizona State.

Ole Miss trailed Kentucky early, then surged to take a late first-half lead but later surrendered the scoreboard advantage — all to come away a 30-23 victor. Saturday’s matchup between the Rebels (2-0, 1-0 SEC) and Wildcats (1-1, 0-1 SEC) essentially played to the status quo with neither team able to completely separate from the other, leading to a rather dramatic contest from start to finish.

Sophomore quarterback Austin Simmons battled back from two early interceptions and helped avenge last year’s loss to Mark Stoops’ club. Simmons, who was sid

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