They were coached by Andy Kennedy for the first 27 games of the season before he left the position on February 19, 2018.

[1] The Rebels played their second full season in The Pavilion at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference.

[2][3] However, on February 19, Kennedy announced that he would depart immediately, with assistant Madlock taking over on an interim basis.

[9] On May 8, 2017 Ole Miss assistant coach Bill Armstrong left the Rebels to take the same position at Louisiana State University.

[11] The Rebels will also face Utah and Rice in the MGM Resorts Main Event.