Alabama Football: Poll upticks for Crimson Tide after Ole Miss win
By Ronald Evans
There are 10 undefeated teams ahead of Alabama Football in the latest Coaches Poll. The Alabama Crimson Tide moved up one spot to No. 11 after its win over Ole Miss.
The SEC leads all conferences with seven teams in the latest Top 25. Two new SEC teams, Missouri and Florida entered the Top 25. Counting the ‘Others Receiving Votes’ nine SEC teams are in the top 31 ranked teams in the Coaches Poll.
The biggest gainer in the Coaches Poll was Washington State, moving up seven spots to No. 17, after winning the Pac-2 championship by beating Oregon State.
Alabama Football was also ranked higher than seven 4-0, Top 25 teams. Those teams are Oklahoma, North Carolina, Duke, Washington State, Miami, Missouri and Kansas.
More Coaches Poll detail is provided below.
Alabama Football in the AP Poll
The Crimson Tide also moved up one spot in the latest AP Poll to No. 12. Like the Coaches Poll, seven SEC teams were ranked in the Top 25. Two more SEC teams gained votes in the ‘others’ category.
More AP Poll details are provided below.
Coaches Poll Top 10
- Georgia Bulldogs
- Michigan Wolverines
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Florida State Seminoles
- Texas Longhorns
- Southern Cal Trojans
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Washington Huskies
- Oregon Ducks
- Utah Utes
Ranked SEC Teams in Coaches Poll
- No. 1 – Georgia Bulldogs
- No. 11 – Alabama Crimson Tide
- No. 12 – LSU Bengal Tigers
- No. 19 – Tennessee Vols
- No. 20 – Ole Miss Rebels
- No. 22 – Missouri Tigers
- No. 23 – Florida Gators
- No. 27 – Kentucky Wildcats
- No. 31 – Texas A&M Aggies
AP Poll Top 10
- Georgia Bulldogs
- Michigan Wolverines
- Texas Longhorns
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Florida State Seminoles
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Washington Huskies
- Southern Cal Trojans
- Oregon Ducks
- Utah Utes
Ranked SEC Teams in the AP Poll
- No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs
- No. 12 Alabama Crimson Tide
- No. 13 LSU Bengal Tigers
- No. 20 Ole Miss Rebels
- No. 21 Tennessee Vols
- No, 22 Florida Gators
- No. 23 Missouri Tigers
- No. 27 Kentucky Wildcats
- No. 38 Texas A&M Aggies
Next. Learning from the Ole Miss win. dark
There are more than 40 Power Five undefeated or one-loss teams. It will take a couple of more weeks for that number to go down considerably. A road win over Mississippi State will help Alabama Football, but it is unlikely to be a big rankings booster.