In the latest College Football Playoff Rankings released on Tuesday night, Ole Miss fell to No. 14, a drop of five spots from last week's mark of No. 9. That puts the Rebels in a difficult position in terms of reaching the playoff with one regular season game left to play followed by conference championship week.

The No. 9 Ole Miss Rebels and Lane Kiffin lost their third game on Saturday. The Florida Gators upset Ole Miss in Gainesville 24-17 as a 13.5-point underdog on ESPN BET .

Tuesday’s College Football Playoff rankings confirmed the Rebels' unfavorable situation. The CFP committee dropped Ole Miss from #9 to #14 in this week’s rankings.

CBS Sports’ Shehan Jeyarajah called Ole Miss’s 2024 season a failure after the Rebels lost to Florida and Kentucky and didn’t make the College Football Playoff with a “manageable schedule.” “The Rebels invested a tremendous amount of money into their roster in hopes of competing with the best.

DJ Lagway threw two touchdown passes, Montrell Johnson ran for 127 yards and a score, and Florida upset No. 9 Mississippi 24-17 on Saturday to knock the Rebels out of College Football Playoff contention.

Ole Miss football sustained its third SEC loss of the season on Saturday as the Rebels fell to Florida. Here's how it impacted the Rebels playoff chances

Ole Miss (8-3, 4-3 SEC) fell to Florida 24-17 in Gainesville, likely knocking the Rebels out of the College Football Playoff conversation. Ole Miss was 3-of-14 on third downs and 2-of-4 on fourth downs and failed to score a touchdown while in the red zone on the afternoon.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — DJ Lagway threw two touchdown passes, Montrell Johnson ran for 127 yards and a score, and Florida upset No. 9 Mississippi 24-17 on Saturday to knock the Rebels out of College Football Playoff contention.