Where Alabama football ranks in USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll Top 25
Alabama football is ranked No. 3 in the preseason USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll Top 25 that was released Monday. The Crimson Tide received the second-most first-place votes.
Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide finished the 2022 season in the No. 5 spot in the coaches poll. Alabama is one of six SEC schools included in the initial rankings. Georgia was voted into the top overall spot after winning its second consecutive national championship.
LSU, which won the SEC West a season ago, is ranked No. 5. Tennessee is the next closest SEC team, sitting in the No. 10 spot.
Saban, who is one of the voters, is entering his 17th season coaching the Crimson Tide. He will have to fill voids left by Bryce Young and Will Anderson Jr. after they departed for the NFL Draft.
Edge rusher Dallas Turner figures to lead the charge with Anderson gone, but who the quarterback filling the void Young left is yet to be determined.
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USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll Top 25
The preseason USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll Top 25 with team's records FROM LAST SEASON in parentheses, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last year’s final poll and first-place votes received.
Rank | School (record) | Points | Last year’s final rank | First-place votes |
1 | Georgia (15-0) | 1,643 | 1 | 61 |
2 | Michigan (13-1) | 1,510 | 3 | 0 |
3 | Alabama (11-2) | 1,489 | 5 | 4 |
4 | Ohio State (11-2) | 1,485 | 4 | 1 |
5 | LSU (10-4) | 1,294 | 15 | 0 |
6 | Southern California (11-3) | 1,228 | 13 | 0 |
7 | Penn State (11-2) | 1,181 | 7 | 0 |
8 | Florida State (10-3) | 1,145 | 10 | 0 |
9 | Clemson (11-3) | 1,078 | 12 | 0 |
10 | Tennessee (11-2) | 991 | 6 | 0 |
11 | Washington (11-2) | 941 | 8 | 0 |
12 | Texas (8-5) | 848 | 25 | 0 |
13 | Notre Dame (9-4) | 841 | 18 | 0 |
14 | Utah (10-4) | 839 | 11 | 0 |
15 | Oregon (10-3) | 820 | 16 | 0 |
16 | TCU (13-2) | 655 | 2 | 0 |
17 | Kansas State (10-4) | 440 | 14 | 0 |
18 | Oregon State (10-3) | 365 | 17 | 0 |
19 | Oklahoma (6-7) | 320 | NR | 0 |
20 | North Carolina (9-5) | 315 | NR | 0 |
21 | Wisconsin (7-6) | 309 | NR | 0 |
22 | Mississippi (8-5) | 303 | NR | 0 |
23 | Tulane (12-2) | 225 | 9 | 0 |
24 | Texas Tech (8-5) | 200 | NR | 0 |
25 | Texas A&M (5-7) | 196 | NR | 0 |
Dropped Out: No. 19 Mississippi State (9-4); No. 20 Troy (12-2); No. 21 UCLA (9-4); No. 22 Pittsburgh (9-4); No. 23 South Carolina (8-5); No. 24 Fresno State (10-4).Others Receiving Votes: Iowa (8-5) 169; South Carolina (8-5) 89; Florida (6-7) 63; Texas-San Antonio (11-3) 59; Pittsburgh (9-4) 52; UCLA (9-4) 42; Kentucky (7-6) 34; Baylor (6-7) 28; Troy (12-2) 25; Arkansas (7-6) 20; Fresno State (10-4) 19; North Carolina State (8-5) 19; Auburn (5-7) 18; Boise State (10-4) 18; Miami (Fla.) (5-7) 16; Minnesota (9-4) 16; Mississippi State (9-4) 13; Oklahoma State (7-6) 12; Missouri (6-7) 11; Maryland (8-5) 10; SMU (7-6) 8; South Alabama (10-3) 8; Illinois (8-5) 7; Air Force (10-3) 6; Wake Forest (8-5) 6; Toledo (9-5) 5; Washington State (7-6) 4; Houston (8-5) 3; Arizona (5-7) 2; Brigham Young (8-5) 2; Duke (9-4) 2; James Madison (8-3) 1; Kansas (6-7) 1; Memphis (7-6) 1.
This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Where Alabama football ranks in USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll
