Alabama No Longer Fourth in any of the Polls

Crimson Tide's latest ranking in line with the College Football Playoff Committee

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As they say in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies, we have an accord — or at least a consensus. 

The polls are all now in agreement with the College Football Playoff rankings, that the top four teams in the nation are LSU, Ohio State, Clemson and Georgia, with Alabama lurking at No. 5. 

The Crimson was fourth last week in the polls, but Georgia was rewarded for its 21-14 victory at Auburn, and moved up. 

Alabama's turn on the Plains comes in two weeks, while Georgia still has to face No. 1 LSU in the SEC Championship Game. 

The Crimson Tide won at Mississippi State 38-7, but lost starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa for the season due to a hip injury. 

Nevertheless, Alabama extended its record for consecutive weeks in the top five of the AP Top 25 to 67, dating back to Nov. 8, 2015. The second-longest streak of top-five appearances is Miami, which had 55 from Oct. 8, 2000-Oct. 26, 2003.

• No. 1 — 49
• No. 2 — 12
• No. 3 — 2
• No. 4 — 2
• No. 5 — 2

  This week's polls:

AP Top 25

1 LSU (54) 10-0 1,542 1

2 Ohio State (5) 10-0 1,478 2

3 Clemson (3) 11-0 1,442 3

4 Georgia 9-1 1,343 5

5 Alabama 9-1 1,263 4

6 Oregon 9-1 1,243 6

7 Utah 9-1 1,155 8

8 Oklahoma 9-1 1,144 10

9 Penn State 9-1 1,030 9

10 Florida 9-2 984 11

11 Minnesota 9-1 902 7

12 Michigan 8-2 829 14

13 Baylor 9-1 787 12

14 Wisconsin 8-2 746 15

15 Notre Dame 8-2 676 16

16 Auburn 7-3 623 13

17 Cincinnati 9-1 536 17

18 Memphis 9-1 520 18

19 Iowa 7-3 493 23

20 Boise State 9-1 379 19

21 SMU 9-1 328 20

22 Oklahoma State 7-3 200 25

23 Appalachian State 9-1 154 NR

24 Texas A&M 7-3 132 NR

25 Virginia Tech 7-3 61 NR

Others receiving votes: Indiana 47, Iowa State 31, Virginia 23, Navy 13, Air Force 12, Pittsburgh 9, San Diego State 7, USC 6, Washington 6, Texas 4, Illinois 1

Amway USA Today Coaches Poll 

Alabama dropped a slot, with Georgia moving into the top four.

Rank, Team, Record, Points

1 LSU 10-0 (55) 1615 

2 Ohio State 10-0 (6) 1550 

3 Clemson 11-0 (4) 1513 

4 Georgia 9-1 1383 

5 Alabama 9-1 1366 

6 Oregon 9-1 1301 

7 Oklahoma 9-1 1219 

8 Utah 9-1 1177 

9 Penn State 9-1 1081 

10 Florida 9-2 1031 

11 Minnesota 9-1 899 

12 Michigan 8-2 851 

13 Baylor 9-1 841 

14 Wisconsin 8-2 786 

15 Notre Dame 8-2 760 

16 Auburn 7-3 614 

17 Cincinnati 9-1 566 

18 Memphis 9-1 539 

19 Boise State 9-1 469 

20 Iowa 7-3 434 

21 SMU 9-1 341 

22 Appalachian State 9-1 224 

23 Oklahoma State 7-3 212 

24 Texas A&M 7-3 101 

25 San Diego State 8-2 47 

Dropped out: No. 21 Navy, No. 23 Texas, No. 25 Indiana.

Others receiving votes: Virginia Tech 46, Air Force 43, Indiana 39, Navy 25, Virginia 20, Louisiana Tech 10, Louisiana 8, Pittsburgh 7, USC 3, Wake Forest 2, Temple 1, Kansas State 1.

FWAA-NFF Super 16

Georgia moved up to No. 4 after beating Auburn, edging past Alabama, which also won on the road at Mississippi State. 

Rank, Team (Record) Points, First-place, Last week

1. LSU (10-0) 729 40 1

2. Ohio State (10-0) 690 5 2

3. Clemson (11-0) 649 1 3

4. Georgia (9-1) 579 5

5. Alabama (9-1) 534 4

6. Oregon (9-1) 482 6

7. Oklahoma (9-1) 454 8

8. Utah (9-1) 430 9

9. Penn State (9-1) 349 10

10. Florida (9-2) 319 12

11. Minnesota (9-1) 241 7

12. Michigan (8-2) 202 14

13. Baylor (9-1) 199 11

14. Wisconsin (8-2) 147 15

15. Notre Dame (8-2) 117 16

16. Auburn (7-3) 72 13

Others receiving votes: Memphis (25), Cincinnati (23), Iowa (9), Texas A&M (3), Boise State (2), Iowa State (1).