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Alabama Extends Streak of Being Voted No. 1 at Some Point of Every Season Since 2008

The Crimson Tide secured 54 of 65 first-place votes in the annual preseason coaches' poll and as expected will enter season at No. 1.
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Alabama Extends Streak of Being Voted No. 1 at Some Point of Every Season Since 2008
Alabama Extends Streak of Being Voted No. 1 at Some Point of Every Season Since 2008

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The USA Today/AFCA football coaches poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of 65 head coaches at Football Bowl Subdivision schools.

Alabama has been ranked No. 1 at some point of every season since 2008. 

Per the coaches, the Crimson Tide will face four ranked opponents during the regular season: No. 7 Texas A&M, No. 18 Texas (which got a first-place vote), No. 23 Arkansas and No. 24 Ole Miss. 

Tennessee, LSU, Auburn Mississippi State and Utah State also received votes. 

Alabama opens the season by hosting Utah State at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Sept. 3.

Rank, School, Record, Votes (first place) 

1 Alabama 0-0 1634 (54) 

2 Ohio State 0-0 1564 (5) 

3 Georgia 0-0 1542 (6) 

4 Clemson 0-0 1356 

5 Notre Dame 0-0 1284  

6 Michigan 0-0 1232  

7 Texas A&M 0-0 1219  

8 Utah 0-0 1134  

9 Oklahoma 0-0 1027  

10 Baylor 0-0 891  

11 Oklahoma State 0-0 859 

12 Oregon 0-0 734 

13 NC State 0-0 726 

14 Michigan State 0-0 711 

15 Southern California 0-0 602 

16 Pittsburgh 0-0 450 

17 Miami 0-0 433  

18 Texas 0-0 383 (1)

19 Wake Forest 0-0 381  

20 Wisconsin 0-0 369  

21 Kentucky 0-0 353  

22 Cincinnati 0-0 339  

23 Arkansas 0-0 334  

24 Mississippi 0-0 327  

25 Houston 0-0 257 

Also receiving votes: Iowa 248; Penn State 246; Tennessee 163; Brigham Young 152; Louisiana State 143; Auburn 98; Central Florida 55; North Carolina 34; San Diego State 25; Fresno State 21; Mississippi State 19; Florida 17; Utah State 12; Air Force 12; UCLA 10; Boise State 10; Appalachian State 10; Minnesota 6; South Carolina 5; Kansas State 4; Iowa State 3; Army 3; UL Lafayette 2; Southern Methodist 2; Purdue 2; Oregon State 2; Coastal Carolina 2; Texas-San Antonio 1; Louisville 1; Florida State 1.

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Christopher Walsh
CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of Alabama Crimson Tide On SI, which first published as BamaCentral in 2018, and is also the publisher of the Boston College, Missouri and Vanderbilt sites . He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004 and is the author of 27 books including “100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die” and “Nick Saban vs. College Football.” He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.

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