OXFORD, Miss - The No. 51 Ole Miss Rebels will welcome the No. 21 Alabama Crimson Tide and the No. 43 South Carolina Gamecocks to Oxford for two SEC

Ole Miss wrapped a Red and Blue bow around the Ole Miss Classic on Sunday, as the Rebels capped off a five-win showing in the softball tournament with a 12-4, run-rule victory over South Alabama.

Jaemyn Brakefield played the best half of basketball of his college career, lifting the unranked Rebels to a scintillating, 78-76 victory over Tennessee.

SportsLine's model just revealed its college basketball picks for Ole Miss Rebels vs. Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC on Wednesday

Last week, the Rebels earned their first top 25 ranking of the season, slipping into the No. 24 spot on D1Baseball's list. On Monday morning, the publication released its new rankings where the Rebels jumped a total of seven spots, landing at No. 17.

A layup attempt by Igor Milicic Jr. over Jaemyn Brakefield at the horn wouldn’t fall Wednesday night, enabling Ole Miss to escape with a 78-76 topping of the No. 4 Volunteers in Oxford. Brakefield had given the Rebels their two-point lead on a putback with 7.