Alabama Football: Lots of changes for SEC teams in updated AP and Coaches Polls
By Ronald Evans
According to the current Coaches Poll, Alabama Football is the SEC’s second-best team. The Georgia Bulldogs, after surviving against a bad Auburn team, held on to No. 1 in the poll. The No. 2 and No. 3 positions were also unchanged in the Oct. 1 rankings as Michigan and Ohio State followed Georgia.
The Texas Longhorns moved up one slot to No. 4, switching places with an idle FSU team.
Alabama Football is No. 10 in the latest Coaches Poll, moving up one spot. The nine teams above the Alabama Crimson Tide are all undefeated.
The SEC again has seven teams in the latest Coaches Top 25. LSU took an embarrassing dive of 11 slots, dropping to No. 23. After losing to Kentucky, Florida dropped out of the Top 25 and was last in the ‘Others Receiving Votes’ list of teams. Eight SEC teams are in the top 28 ranked teams in the Coaches Poll. No. 28 is the Texas A&M Aggies.
Alabama Football was also ranked higher than eight undefeated Top 25 teams. Those teams are Oklahoma, North Carolina, Washington State, Miami, Kentucky, Missouri, Fresno State and Louisville.
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.
More AP Poll details are provided below.
Coaches Poll Top 10
- Georgia Bulldogs
- Michigan Wolverines
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Texas Longhorns
- Florida State Seminoles
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Southern Cal Trojans
- Washington Huskies
- Oregon Ducks
- Alabama Crimson Tide
SEC Teams in Coaches Poll
- No. 1 – Georgia Bulldogs
- No. 10 – Alabama Crimson Tide
- No. 15 – Ole Miss Rebels
- No. 18 – Tennessee Vols
- No. 20 – Kentucky Wildcats
- No. 22 – Missouri Tigers
- No. 23 – LSU Bengal Tigers
- No. 28 – Texas A&M Aggies
- No. 43 – Florida Gators
The current AP Poll had no change in its top seven teams. Alabama Football moved up one spot to No. 11.
AP Poll Top 10
- Georgia Bulldogs
- Michigan Wolverines
- Texas Longhorns
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Florida State Seminoles
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Washington Huskies
- Oregon Ducks
- Southern Cal Trojans
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
SEC Teams in the AP Poll
- No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs
- No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide
- No. 16 Ole Miss Rebels
- No. 20 Kentucky Wildcats
- No. 21 Missouri Tigers
- No. 21 Tennessee Vols
- No. 23 LSU Bengal Tigers
- No. 28 Texas A&M Aggies
The Florida Gators went from No. 22 to not being part of the ‘Others Receiving Votes’ group of teams.
It is not worth getting churned up over, but Michigan at No. 2 is laughable, considering the Wolverines have yet to play a real football team this season.