Where Alabama Football is Ranked in Polls After Beating Kentucky

Was a double-digit road victory in the SEC enough to move the Crimson Tide up in the polls?

Alabama reeled off its eighth straight win after thrashing Kentucky on the road, 49-21. 

Was it enough to move the Crimson Tide up in the polls with just two weeks left to go in the regular season?

Alabama is ranked No. 8 in both the AP and Coaches polls, which were released Sunday. The College Football Rankings will come out Tuesday night. 

AP Poll Week 12

(Ranking, team, first-place votes, points received, record)

1. Georgia (54), 1540, 10-0

2. Michigan (7), 1464, 10-0

3. Ohio State (1), 1433, 10-0

4. Florida State, 1366, 10-0

5. Washington, 1322, 10-0

6. Oregon, 1218, 9-1

7. Texas, 1180, 9-1

8. Alabama, 1141, 9-1

9. Louisville, 1002, 9-1

10. Oregon State, 934, 8-2

11. Missouri, 917, 8-2

12. Penn State, 957, 8-2

13. Ole Miss, 810, 8-2

14. Oklahoma, 733, 8-2

15. LSU, 703, 7-3

16. Utah, 543, 7-3

17. Tulane, 412, 9-1

18. James Madison, 405, 10-0

19. Arizona, 387, 7-3

20. Notre Dame, 359, 7-3

21. Tennessee, 333, 7-3

22. North Carolina, 265, 8-2

23. Kansas State, 240, 7-3

24. Oklahoma State, 178, 7-3

25. Liberty, 133, 10-0

Others Receiving Votes

Iowa 111, Kansas 83, Toledo 51, Fresno St. 13, Southern Cal 5, UNLV 4, SMU 4, NC State 2, Miami (Ohio) 1, Texas A&M 1.

Coaches Poll Week 12

(Ranking, team, first-place votes, points received, record)

1. Georgia (58), 1591, 10-0

2. Michigan (3), 1479, 10-0

3. Ohio State (3), 1467, 10-0

4. Florida State, 1428, 10-0

5. Washington, 1358, 10-0

6. Oregon, 1256, 9-1

7. Texas, 1207, 9-1

8. Alabama, 1197, 9-1

9. Louisville, 1042, 9-1

10. Oregon State, 945, 8-2

11. Missouri, 937, 8-2

12. Penn State, 890, 8-2

13. Oklahoma, 817, 8-2

14. Ole Miss, 815, 8-2

15. LSU, 667, 7-3

16. Utah, 531, 7-3

17. Tulane, 434, 9-1

18. Notre Dame, 424, 7-3

19. Tennessee, 401, 7-3

20. North Carolina, 387, 8-2

21. James Madison, 343, 10-0

22. Arizona, 295, 7-3

23. Iowa, 252, 8-2

24. Kansas State, 216, 7-3

25. Oklahoma State, 145, 7-3

Schools Dropped Out

No. 18 Kansas; No. 25 Fresno State;

Others Receiving Votes

Kansas 90; Liberty 79; SMU 27; UNLV 24; Toledo 16; North Carolina State 16; USC 7; Fresno State 6; Troy 5; Air Force 5; Memphis 1;

This story will be updated when the AP Poll is released. 

See also:

2023 SEC Football Power Rankings: Week 11