Alabama Football: Crimson Tide up in Coaches Poll but not AP

After what most call an ugly win Saturday afternoon, Alabama Football moved up two spots in the latest Coaches Poll. As the SEC’s second-highest-ranked team, the Alabama Crimson Tide is tied with Texas at No. 8.

The Georgia Bulldogs, held on to No. 1 in the poll, with the next three positions also being unchanged.

The gap between the Crimson Tide and the Longhorns, and the No. 7 ranked Oklahoma Sooners is sizable.

After week seven, the Coaches Top 25 has only nine undefeated teams. The Crimson Tide is ranked higher than two of them; North Carolina and Air Force.

The biggest upward moves in the poll were Tulane (up 11 from the Others Receiving Votes); Iowa and Air Force (both up six spots) and Missouri up five positions. The deepest dives came from USC, down seven spots and Lousiville down six spots.

The SEC dropped to six teams in the latest Coaches Top 25, with the Kentucky Wildcats moving down to the ‘others’ group of teams. All six of the SEC teams are ranked in the top 20 teams.

More Coaches Poll details are provided below.

Alabama Football in the AP Poll

The Crimson Tide was unchanged in the AP Poll at No. 11, joining five other SEC teams ranked in the Top 25.

More AP Poll details are provided below.

Coaches Poll Top 10

• No. 1 – Georgia Bulldogs
• No. 2 – Michigan Wolverines
• No. 3 – Ohio State Buckeyes
• No. 4 – Florida State Seminoles
• No. 5 – Washington Huskies
• No. 6 – Penn State Nittany Lions
• No. 7 – Oklahoma Sooners
• No. 8 – Texas Longhorns and Alabama Crimson Tide
• No. 10 – North Carolina Tar Heels

SEC Teams in Coaches Poll

• No. 1 – Georgia Bulldogs
• No. 8 – Alabama Crimson Tide
• No. 12 – Ole Miss Rebels
• No. 15 – Tennessee Vols
• No. 19 – LSU Bengal Tigers
• No. 20 – Missouri Tigers
• No. 28 – Florida Gators
• No. 36 – Kentucky Wildcats
• No. 40 – Texas A&M Aggies

AP Poll Top 10

1. Georgia Bulldogs
2. Michigan Wolverines
3. Ohio State Buckeyes
4. Florida State Seminoles
5. Washington Huskies
6. Oklahoma Sooners
7. Penn State Nittany Lions
8. Texas Longhorns
9. Oregon Ducks
10. North Carolina Tar Heels

SEC Teams in the AP Poll

• No. 1 – Georgia Bulldogs
• No. 11 – Alabama Crimson Tide
• No. 13 – Ole Miss Rebels
• No. 17 – Tennessee Vols
• No. 19 – LSU Bengal Tigers
• No. 20- Missouri Tigers

(Others Receiving Votes)

• No. 28 – Florida Gators
• No. 32 – Kentucky Wildcats

Alabama football fans had hoped a strong week seven performance by the Crimson Tide would have boosted Tide poll rankings. AP Poll voters were not impressed by Alabama’s win over Arkansas.