Alabama remain at No. 8 in latest AP Poll despite impressive LSU win
Alabama (8-1, 6-0 SEC) remained at No. 8 in the Coaches Poll after its 42-28 win over LSU (6-3, 4-2 SEC) in Week 10. That same ranking also held in the latest AP Poll, which was released soon after on Sunday. In fact, there weren’t any changes amongst the top 9, but Ole Miss did take Oklahoma’s spot at No. 10 after beating Texas A&M on Saturday.
The good news? The Crimson Tide’s resume continues to get strong. I mentioned something similar in the Coaches Poll article, but UA now has two-touchdown victories over No. 10 Ole Miss, No. 14 Tennessee and No. 18 LSU. Sure, they were all at home, but I’m not sure anyone else in the country has that many impressive wins.
Will that matter to the College Football Playoff committee, who also ranked Alabama No. 8 in last week’s initial rankings? We’ll find out on Tuesday night. Up next, the Tide travel to Lexington to take on the Kentucky Wildcats (6-3, 3-3 SEC), who’s only three losses are to No. 1 Georgia, No. 16 Missouri and No. 14 Tennessee. Kickoff for that game is set for 11 a.m. CT, and it’ll air on ESPN.
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Below, you’ll find the entire AP Poll.
2023 AP Poll
*Note: Team Name (Points, First-Place Votes)
1. Georgia Bulldogs – 1,558 (49)
2. Michigan Wolverines – 1,485 (9)
3. Ohio State Buckeyes – 1,453 (3)
4. Florida State Seminoles – 1,411 (2)
5. Washington Huskies – 1,333
6. Oregon Ducks – 1,240
7. Texas Longhorns – 1,190
8. Alabama Crimson Tide – 1,143
9. Penn State Nittany Lions – 1,075
10. Ole Miss Rebels – 1,027
11. Louisville Cardinals – 926
12. Oregon State Beavers – 772
13. Utah Utes – 734
14. Tennessee Volunteers – 703
15. Oklahoma State Cowboys – 660
16. Missouri Tigers – 644
17. Oklahoma Sooners – 547
18. LSU Tigers – 532
19. Kansas Jayhawks – 496
20. Tulane Green Wave – 351
21. James Madison Dukes – 294
22. Notre Dame Fighting Irish – 270
23. Arizona Wildcats – 176
24. North Carolina Tar Heels – 95
25. Liberty Flames – 85
Others receiving votes
Fresno St. 73, Kansas St. 73, Southern Cal 46, Air Force 26, Toledo 25, UCLA 11, Iowa 6, SMU 5, Duke 4, West Virginia 3, Texas A&M 1, NC State 1, Clemson 1.
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