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Alabama Football: Big AP Poll shakeups after week one

By Ronald Evans

John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
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Alabama Football moved up in the latest AP Poll rankings with the Crimson Tide going up one slot to No. 3.

The big news in the AP Poll was how much LSU and Clemson were punished for their losses. The Bengal Tigers fell nine spots to No. 14. Clemson barely hung on to a Top 25 ranking, dropping 16 positions to No. 25 and far behind No. 24 Tulane in the voting.

One of the two biggest poll gainers was Florida State, moving up four spots to No. 4. North Carolina also moved up four spots to No. 17.

Adding the ‘Others Receiving Votes’ group of teams, the SEC has 10 of its 14 teams in college football’s Top 35, according to the AP Poll voters.

The new Top 15, plus all the SEC teams (and Texas and Oklahoma) are listed below.

  1. Georgia Bulldogs
  2. Michigan Wolverines
  3. Alabama Crimson Tide
  4. Florida State Seminoles
  5. Ohio State Buckeyes
  6. Southern Cal Trojans
  7. Penn State Nittany Lions
  8. Washington Huskies
  9. Tennessee Vols
  10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
  11. Texas Longhorns
  12. Utah Utes
  13. Oregon Ducks
  14. LSU Bengal Tigers
  15. Kansas State

SEC Football (2023 and 2024 teams)

  • Georgia Bulldogs No. 1
  • Alabama Crimson Tide No. 2
  • Tennessee Vols No. 9
  • Texas Longhorns No. 11
  • LSU Bengal Tigers No. 14
  • Oklahoma Sooners No. 18
  • Ole Miss Rebels No. 20
  • Texas A&M Aggies No. 23
  • Arkansas Razorbacks No. 28
  • Kentucky Wildcats No. 30
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs No. 32
  • Auburn Tigers No. 35

In the latest Coaches Poll the SEC teams, plus two are listed below.

  • Georgia Bulldogs No. 1
  • Alabama Crimson Tide No. 3
  • Tennessee Vols No. 9
  • Texas Longhorns No. 10
  • LSU Bengal Tigers No. 14
  • Oklahoma Sooners No. 17
  • Ole Miss Rebels No. 20
  • Texas A&M Aggies No. 23
  • Kentucky Wildcats No. 28
  • Auburn Tigers No. 33
  • Arkansas Razorbacks No. 34
  • Missouri Tigers No. 36
  • Mississippi State Bulldogs No. 46
  • South Carolina Gamecocks No. 47

Reaction of Alabama Football Fans

Alabama fans should be pleased with a No. 3 ranking in both of the main polls. Some extra warm and fuzzy comes from the Crimson Tide remaining No. 1 in the latest ESPN FPI. The Crimson Tide is also ranked No. 1 based on Jeff Sagarin’s computer algorithm.

Next. Power Ranking the SEC. dark

Polls are great fun and worthwhile barometers to measure teams. They just don’t matter much so early in the season.

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