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Bracket Watch: What did the win over Arkansas do for Ole Miss and its 'Bracketology'?
Sean Pedulla drained a three-pointer with 1.3 seconds left that sent Ole Miss into Friday’s quarterfinal round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament for the first time in four years.
The shot might have also single-handedly boosted the Rebels NCAA Tournament seeding.
Now that the conference tournaments are in full swing and we are hurtling towards Selection Sunday in three days the NCAA Tournament projection updates are coming at rapid fire.
In the hours after Ole Miss (22-10) knocked off the Razorbacks in thrilling fashion, setting up a third meeting with 1 Seed Auburn this season, the ‘Bracketology’ updates have been favorable.
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi moved Ole Miss off the 7 Seed in the West Region — after being there for what felt like weeks — and up to the 5 Seed in the Midwest Region (Indianapolis). The Rebels would face 12 Seed McNeese State in Denver in the first round with the winner playing the winner between 4 Seed Purdue and 13 Seed Yale in the second round.
With Lunardi’s changes that gives Ole Miss three separate projections of being a 5 Seed. Jerry Palm’s ‘Bracketology’ update from Thursday morning before games were played had the Rebels in the West Region (San Francisco) and also starting the tournament in Denver against 12 Seed Drake.
Then there are the projections by On3’s James Fletcher III which matches the seed prediction of the previous two but has Ole Miss starting the tournament in the other side of the country. Fletcher puts them in East Region (Newark) and playing 12 Seed Liberty in Providence, Rhode Island in the first round.
Whatever happens against Auburn on Friday should not hurt Ole Miss, in theory.
After playing a home-and-home series during the regular season the No. 3-ranked Tigers (27-4) and Rebels will meet on a neutral court at Noon CT on ESPN.
Auburn took the first two games, including a 30-point victory in their home gym. Friday’s game for Ole Miss is one where the result should not affect them too much, but results in other conference tournaments could.
Still, the Rebels were ready for the challenge a thrice time after the thriller over Arkansas.
“Yeah, I’m super excited. Really want another crack at ’em,” Ole Miss forward Malik Dia said. “I think we’ve got the team to beat them. We’ve been preparing. I think right now we’re playing really good March basketball. Our coach is strong. Super excited. It’s going to be a big challenge, but I’m ready.”
The winner of Friday’s game will advance to Saturday’s semifinal round, playing the winner of Texas and No. 8 Tennessee at Noon CT on ESPN.
BONANZA, Ark. (KATV) — According to our partners at 40/29 News, autopsies show that Charity Beallis died by suicide, and her six-year-old twin children died by homicide.
Beallis and the children were found on December 3, 2025, in their home in Bonanza. All three had gunshot wounds.
Records show that Beallis and her husband were in the process of divorcing when the murders happened. 40/29 reports that Beallis’ son has asked that their divorce be considered final, while her husband, Randall Beallis, has asked the court to dismiss the divorce proceedings.
The news release listed the following evidence:
— An examination of the transcripts of the deposition of Mrs. Beallis in the divorce/custody case and the final hearing on the case on 12-2-2025, reveal that she wished to be reconciled to her estranged husband, which did not happen. Mrs. Beallis, after being represented by four different attorneys, represented herself in the contested divorce/custody hearing. At the conclusion of the hearing, Mrs. Beallis was ordered to begin joint custody of her children with her estranged husband.
–Mrs. Beallis’ estranged husband was a driver of a Tesla electric vehicle at that time. Tesla has compiled location data on Tesla vehicles, and according to the information provided by Tesla, Mrs. Beallis’ estranged husband’s vehicle was not near the residence in Bonanza on the night in question. Also, the estranged husband’s phones did not “ping” any of the cell towers proximately related to Ms. Beallis’ location.
–Information from the home security alarm company shows the alarm was deactivated by Mrs. Beallis by her phone (she had exclusive access to the security system) at around 10 pm on the night in question. Even though deactivated, the alarm company was able to provide information showing no doors or windows to the home were opened during that time. When law enforcement arrived after 9:30 am on 12-3-2025, there were no doors or windows open, and they had to use a key to enter the home. SCSO rigorously tested the functioning of each door and window and found them to be operating properly.
The court released an order on Wednesday stating that it does not have jurisdiction to rule on those motions regarding the divorce. Beallis’ body has been released to her son, while the children are with Randall Beallis.
Wally Hall
Wally Hall is assistant managing sports editor for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. A graduate of the University of Arkansas-Little Rock after an honorable discharge from the U.S. Air Force, he is a member and past president of the Football Writers Association of America, member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, past president and current executive committee and board member of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, and voter for the Heisman Trophy. He has been awarded Arkansas Sportswriter of the Year 10 times and has been inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame and Arkansas Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame.
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