Alabama remains atop latest Coaches Poll rankings after Week 1
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Alabama football team (1-0, 0-0 SEC) held the top spot in the latest edition of the Coaches Poll, which came out on Tuesday following the first week of college football games. The Crimson Tide defeated Utah State 55-0 in the season opener to start the year hot under head coach Nick Saban.
We also found out with the latest rankings that Alabama’s Week 2 opponent, the Texas Longhorns, are now in the top 25 (No. 22) after soundly defeating Louisiana-Monroe in the season opener 55-10. That should make for an interesting conversation leading up to Saturday.
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Really, there wasn’t a lot of significant movement in the top 10 outside of Notre Dame and Utah dropping out after Week 1 losses to No. 2 Ohio State and No. 19 Florida, respectively. There was a new SEC team to make the top 25 in the Gators, however.
Below, you’ll find the latest Coaches Poll after Week 1.
2022 Coaches Poll
*Note: Team Name (Record) — First-Place Votes
1. Alabama Crimson Tide (1-0) — 57
2. Georgia Bulldogs (1-0) — 6
3. Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0) — 2
4. Clemson Tigers (1-0)
5. Michigan Wolverines (1-0)
6. Texas A&M Aggies (1-0)
7. Oklahoma Sooners (1-0)
8. Baylor Bears (1-0)
9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-1)
10. Oklahoma State Cowboys (0-1)
11. Michigan State Spartans (1-0)
12. USC Trojans (1-0)
13. NC State Wolfpack (1-0)
14. Pittsburgh Panthers (1-0)
15. Utah Utes (0-1)
16. Miami Hurricanes (1-0)
17. Arkansas Razorbacks (1-0)
18. Wisconsin Badgers (1-0)
19. Florida Gators (1-0)
20. Kentucky Wildcats (1-0)
21. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (1-0)
22. Texas Longhorns (1-0)
23. Ole Miss Rebels (1-0)
24. Oregon Ducks (0-1)
25. BYU Cougars (1-0)
Schools dropped out
No. 22 Cincinnati; No. 25 Houston
Others receiving votes
Tennessee 143; Penn State 138; Houston 137; Cincinnati 61; Iowa 44; Mississippi State 34; Florida State 33; Central Florida 23; Fresno State 21; Air Force 18; Auburn 15; Texas Christian 7; UCLA 6; South Carolina 6; Utah State 5; Minnesota 5; Syracuse 4; Oregon State 3; UL Lafayette 1; Texas Tech 1; Northwestern 1; North Carolina 1.
With Florida’s jump into the top 25, the SEC now has seven teams included on the list.
Four of the current top 25 — Texas A&M (No. 6), Arkansas (No. 17), Texas (No. 22) and Ole Miss (No. 23) — are all on Alabama’s upcoming schedule. In addition, three more regular season opponents — Tennessee, Mississippi State and Auburn — received votes as well.
