Alabama Football Tops the Polls After Lopsided Win at LSU

The Crimson Tide once again topped the polls following its 55-17 dismantling of the Tigers in Baton Rouge

Another week, another rankings with Alabama football at the top.

Following its decimation of LSU in Baton Rouge on Saturday night, the Crimson Tide unsurprisingly remained in first place in the Amway Coaches Poll as well as the AP Top 25 upon their respective releases on Sunday.

Notre Dame, Clemson and Ohio State round out the top four teams in the Amway poll, so no changes in the potential College Football Playoff this week according to the coaches.

The poll remained the same in the AP poll as well, although with Clemson and Ohio State swapped.

Texas A&M maintains its spot as the first team out in both polls, with the Florida Gators biting at its heels.

Here is a look at this week's polls:

Amway Coaches Poll

Ranking, team, record, points, first-place votes

1. Alabama (9-0) 1547 (59)

2. Notre Dame (10-0) 1479 (2)

3. Clemson (9-1) 1395

4. Ohio State (5-0) 1387 (1)

5. Texas A&M (7-1) 1266

6. Florida (8-1) 1258

7. Cincinnati (8-0) 1172

8. Miami (8-1) 1050

9. Indiana (6-1) 1000

10. Georgia (6-2) 987

11. Iowa State (8-2) 958

12. Oklahoma (7-2) 860

13. Coastal Carolina (10-0) 838

14. Northwestern (5-1) 683

15. USC (3-0) 615

16. BYU (9-1) 598

17. Louisiana-Lafayette (9-1) 500

18. Iowa (5-2) 396

19. Tulsa (6-1) 394

20. North Carolina (7-3) 370

21. Liberty (9-1) 185

22. Colorado (4-0) 178

23. Texas (6-3) 161

24. NC State (8-3) 154

25. Wisconsin (2-2) 124

Also receiving votes:

Oklahoma State 100; Missouri 88; Marshall 77; San Jose State 68; Buffalo 59; Nevada 48; Auburn 42; Oregon 30; Boise State 26; Army 25; Washington 19; Southern Methodist 10; Appalachian State 3.

AP Top 25

Ranking, team, record, first-place votes

1. Alabama (9-0) 62

2. Notre Dame (10-0)

3. Ohio State (5-0)

4. Clemson (9-1)

5. Texas A&M (7-1)

6. Florida (8-1) l

7. Cincinnati (8-0)

8. Indiana (6-1)

9. Miami (FL) (8-1)

10. Iowa State (8-2) l

11. Coastal Carolina (10-0)

12. Georgia (6-2)

13. Oklahoma (7-2)

14. Brigham Young (9-1)

15. Northwestern (5-1)

16. USC (3-0)

17. Louisiana-Lafayette (9-1)

18. Tulsa (6-1)

19. Iowa (5-2)

20. North Carolina (7-3)

21. Colorado (4-0)

22. Liberty (9-1)

23. Texas (6-3)

24. Buffalo (4-0)

25. Wisconsin (2-2)

Also receiving votes:

North Carolina State 98, Marshall 66, San Jose State 66, Oklahoma State 33, UCF 11, Boise State 10, Washington 10, Auburn 9, Missouri 8, Nevada 5, Army 2, UCLA 1, TCU 1


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Joey Blackwell
JOEY BLACKWELL

Joey Blackwell is an award-winning journalist and assistant editor for BamaCentral and has covered the Crimson Tide since 2018. He primarily covers Alabama football, men's basketball and baseball, but also covers a wide variety of other sports. Joey earned his bachelor's degree in History from Birmingham-Southern College in 2014 before graduating summa cum laude from the University of Alabama in 2020 with a degree in News Media. He has also been featured in a variety of college football magazines, including Lindy's Sports and BamaTime.