Fresh off Saturday’s convincing win over 20th-ranked Wisconsin, Alabama jumped ahead of TCU to No. 2 in Tuesday’s Week 2 Associated Press Top 25, just behind Ohio State.
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The defending SEC champs and odds-on preseason league favorites to repeat trounced one of the Big Ten’s best teams at AT&T Stadium, more than enough to sway voters. The Buckeyes were the unanimous choice to stay at No. 1 after their highlight-rich win at Virginia Tech on Monday night and collected all 61 first-place votes.
Saturday’s victory marked Nick Saban’s 57th career win against a Top 25 opponent. He currently holds the SEC’s best winning percentage against ranked teams (.641).
Junior running back Derrick Henry rushed for a career-best 147 yards and three touchdowns against the Badgers to earn SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors in addition to the FWAA’s National Offensive POTW award.
Alabama hosts Middle Tennessee on Saturday at 3 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
