Where Alabama ranks in the Preseason AP Top 25 Poll for 2024
The preseason AP Top 25 Poll was released on Monday, and Alabama checked in at No. 5.
This marks the lowest preseason ranking for the Crimson Tide since 2009 when Alabama was also voted fifth by the Associated Press. Today’s poll signals the end of a 14-season Tide streak of being among the top four teams in the country before the start of the season.
Alabama did go on to win its first national championship under Nick Saban in 2009. This fall will be the first with head coach Kalen DeBoer, who was hired to replace Saban in January.
This also marks the 33rd time Alabama has been ranked among the top five by the AP before the start of a season. The Tide is now tied with Ohio State and trails only Oklahoma (37).
Alabama was one of nine SEC schools to make the preseason poll, and the Crimson Tide will face five of those teams – Georgia, Missouri, LSU, Tennessee and Oklahoma – this fall.
Preseason AP Top 25 Poll
1. Georgia (46 first-place votes)
2. Ohio State (15)
3. Oregon (1)
4. Texas
5. Alabama
6. Ole Miss
7. Notre Dame
8. Penn State
9. Michigan
10. Florida State
11. Missouri
12. Utah
13. LSU
14. Clemson
15. Tennessee
16. Oklahoma
17. Oklahoma State
18. Kansas State
19. Miami
20. Texas A&M
21. Arizona
22. Kansas
23. USC
24. NC State
25. Iowa
Others receiving votes: Louisville 111, Virginia Tech 77, Boise St. 47, SMU 33, Iowa St. 33, Liberty 32, Washington 23, West Virginia 17, Memphis 16, Nebraska 16, Wisconsin 15, UTSA 6, Tulane 5, Appalachian St. 4, Kentucky 3, Auburn 2, Colorado 1.
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