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2026 AP Football Poll

Southern Miss · Week 9

Ranked in 0 of 10 published polls this season.

Latest poll:

Coverage: –

AP Result

NR

Still not ranked

Compared with Week 8

Voter Support

Of the 70 available ballots, 0 ranked Southern Miss and 70 left the team unranked.

Ranked Southern Miss
0
Left unranked
70
0 of 70 voters · 0%70 of 70 voters · 100%
Highest Vote
—

No ranked votes available

Lowest Ranked Vote
—

No ranked votes available

2026 Games & Scores

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Oct 31Final
Southern Miss35
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Oct 24Final
Louisiana31
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Weekly Rankings and Votes

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Southern Miss 2026 AP Poll History
PollPublishedAP RankPointsRanked ByFull Poll
PreseasonNR00 / 69AP Top 25 →
Week 1NR00 / 69AP Top 25 →
Week 2NR00 / 68AP Top 25 →
Week 3NR00 / 69AP Top 25 →
Week 4NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 5NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 6NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 7NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 8NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 9NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →

This summary covers the available polls, which may not include every week of the season.

The Bigger Picture · Football

Where Southern Miss Finished

Final AP rankings after the postseason. Coverage: 1989 through 2025.

Meet the School ↓

Football · Recorded Conference Titles

5 Conference USA Championships

  • 1996*
  • 1997
  • 1999
  • 2003
  • 2011

* Shared conference title

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Sources & References

Football · Recorded Conference Titles

3 Gulf States Championships

  • 1948
  • 1950
  • 1951
Sources & References

The three Gulf States titles follow Southern Miss’s centennial football history (1948, 1950 and 1951). A separate athletics-wide table also lists 1949, conflicting with that history and Louisiana Tech’s record book.

Top 25 Finishes
3 / 37 seasons
Top 10 Finishes
0 / 37 seasons
Best Final Ranking
#14
Last Ranked Finish
#20 in 2011

Summary covers 1989 through 2025.

Season by Season

Showing 2016 to 2025 · 10 seasons

Higher bars mean a higher finish. NR = Not Ranked in the final Top 25, including teams receiving votes. Gold marks a school-recognized FBS / major-college national championship; an AP No. 1 finish alone is not treated as a championship.

View Every Final Ranking (1989–2025)
Southern Miss · Final AP Football Rankings
YearFinal AP ResultSource
2025Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2024Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2023Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2022Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2021Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2020Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2019Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2018Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2017Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2016Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2015Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2014Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2013Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2012Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2011#20Source ↗
2010Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2009Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2008Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2007Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2006Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2005Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2004Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2003Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2002Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2001Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2000Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1999#14Source ↗
1998Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1997#19Source ↗
1996Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1995Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1994Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1993Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1992Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1991Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1990Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1989Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
Sources & References

Beyond the Ballot

Meet University of Southern Mississippi

The University of Southern Mississippi is a public university with its main campus in Hattiesburg and a Gulf Park campus in Long Beach. Chartered in 1910 as Mississippi Normal College, it opened classes in 1912.

Location
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
University Type
Public
Founded
1910First classes opened in 1912
Total Enrollment
13,191Fall 2025 · Unduplicated headcount across all university locations; November 1 census
Nickname
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Football Conference
Sun Belt ConferenceCurrent affiliation · 2026
Recorded College Division Football National Championships
2School-Recognized Titles1958 · 1962
Recorded Football Gulf States Championships
31948 · 1950 · 1951
Recorded Football Conference USA Championships
51996 · 1997 · 1999 · 2003 · 2011
Sources & References
Aubrey K. Lucas Administration Building at University of Southern Mississippi
Aubrey K. Lucas Administration Building · 2011Photo: Dudemanfellabra / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0