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Although there was a major shakeup with the Southeastern Conference teams ranked in the polls, the University of Alabama saw no change in its status on Sunday.
Following its 52-12 victory over Southern Miss, Alabama remained second in the Amway Coaches’ Poll, and third in the Associated Press Poll.
With this week’s opponent, Florida, failing to be in either top 25 after it needed triple overtime to dispatch Kentucky at home, 36-30, Alabama still has yet to face a ranked opponent.
However, the schedule continues to look tougher with each passing week as upcoming foes move up the rankings. Alabama will No. 5 Auburn, No. 7 Texas A&M, No. 8/10 (coaches’/AP) LSU, and No. 12/14 Ole Miss.
Also receiving votes were Mississippi State, Florida, and West Virginia received votes in both polls and Arkansas in the coaches’ poll.
Oregon moved up to No. 3 in the coaches’ poll, and barley trails Alabama, 1,408 votes to 1,399. The gap widened in the AP, with Oregon at 1,415 points and Alabama at 1,334
AP Top 25
Rank, Team, Record, Points
1 Florida State (37) 2-0 1466
2 Oregon (17) 3-0 1424
3 Alabama (1) 3-0 1346
4 Oklahoma (2) 3-0 1325
5 Auburn 2-0 1252
6 Texas A&M (3) 3-0 1195
7 Baylor 3-0 1134
8 LSU 3-0 1114
9 Notre Dame 3-0 917
10 Ole Miss 3-0 840
11 Michigan State 1-1 832
12 UCLA 3-0 807
13 Georgia 1-1 729
14 South Carolina 2-1 718
15 Arizona State 3-0 680
16 Stanford 2-1 560
17 USC 2-1 459
18 Missouri 3-0 446
19 Wisconsin 1-1 414
20 Kansas State 2-0 326
21 BYU 3-0 246
22 Clemson 1-1 209
23 Ohio State 2-1 204
24 Nebraska 3-0 172
25 Oklahoma State 2-1 126
Dropped from rankings: Virginia Tech 17, Louisville 21
Others receiving votes: North Carolina 82, Duke 55, Mississippi State 55, Virginia Tech 54, Penn State 51, East Carolina 44, TCU 42, Pittsburgh 40, Florida 31, Marshall 28, Boston College 22, West Virginia 14, Washington 14, Cincinnati 10, Virginia 6, Arkansas 3, Arizona 3, North Dakota State 3, Louisville 2
Amway Coaches’ Poll
Rank, Team, Record, Points
1 Florida State (50) 2-0 1502
2 Alabama (1) 3-0 1408
3 Oregon (6) 3-0 1399
4 Oklahoma (4) 3-0 1390
5 Auburn 2-0 1297
6 Baylor 2-0 1179
7 Texas A&M 3-0 1159
8 LSU 3-0 1107
9 Notre Dame 3-0 966
10 UCLA 3-0 861
11 Michigan State 1-1 776
12 Ole Miss 3-0 769
13 Arizona State 3-0 732
14 Georgia 1-1 693
15 Stanford 2-1 561
16 South Carolina 2-1 529
17 Wisconsin 1-1 436
18 Ohio State 2-1 402
19 Missouri 3-0 382
20 Kansas State 2-0 381
21 USC 2-1 338
22 Nebraska 3-0 325
23 BYU 3-0 222
24 Clemson 1-1 207
25 North Carolina 2-0 128
Dropped from rankings: Virginia Tech 19
Others receiving votes: Duke 100, Mississippi State 92, Oklahoma State 83, Florida 72, TCU 50, Virginia Tech 47, Washington 44, East Carolina 35, Penn State 26, Marshall 25, West Virginia 19, Arizona 18, Cincinnati 15, Northern Illinois 10, Oregon State 8, Louisville 8, Arkansas 7, Pittsburgh 5, Boston College 4, North Carolina State 4, Memphis 2, Virginia 1, Boise State 1
Christopher Walsh has covered Alabama football since 2004 and is the author of 19 books. In his free time, he writes about college football.
