Alabama Maintains Second Place in Latest Polls

After a dominating performance over Texas A&M in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, Alabama football remains firmly in second place in both the latest USA Today and AP Top 25 polls.

The Crimson Tide put on an offensive showcase against the Aggies, gaining 544 yards of total offense in the 52-24 win.

Clemson remains in first place after defeating Virginia 41-23.

While Alabama remains in second in both polls, it did gain some ground in first-place votes in the USA Today poll. After Week 1 of SEC football, Alabama had just four votes. This week, however, the Crimson Tide earned 14.

Georgia passed Florida to take over the No. 3 spot in both the USA Today and AP polls. Meanwhile Auburn fell from seventh to 13th after falling on the road to Georgia, also in both polls.

Mississippi State fell completely out of both polls after losing at home to Arkansas.

AP Top 25 Poll

Alabama remains in second place and garnered eight first-place votes after two weeks of SEC football.

Team, Record, Points, First-place votes

1. Clemson 3-0 1,536 (52)

2. Alabama 2-0 1,488 (8)

3. Georgia 2-0 1,380

4. Florida 2-0 1,340

5. Notre Dame 2-0 1,239

6. Ohio State 0-0 1,165 (2)

7. Miami (FL) 3-0 1,148

8. North Carolina 2-0 944

9. Penn State 0-0 935

10. Oklahoma State 3-0 919

11. Cincinnati 3-0 895

12. Oregon 0-0 786

13. Auburn 1-1 731

14. Tennessee 2-0 717

15. Brigham Young 3-0 661

16. Wisconsin 0-0 619

17. LSU 1-1 478

18. SMU 4-0 393

19. Virginia Tech 2-0 391

20. Michigan 0-0 350

21. Texas A&M 1-1 330

22. Texas 2-1 228

23. Louisiana-Lafayette 3-0 216

24. Iowa State 2-1 215

25. Minnesota 0-0 145

Others receiving votes:

Kansas State 142, USC 115, Mississippi State 112, UCF 112, TCU 97, Marshall 49, Tulsa 46, Utah 30, Iowa 26, Coastal Carolina 25, Oklahoma 20, North Carolina State 18, Ole Miss 18, UAB 15, Army 14, West Virginia 13, Memphis 12, Arkansas 11, Pittsburgh 7, Virginia 5, Arizona State 5, Washington 4, Air Force 4, Indiana 1.

USA Today Coaches Poll

Alabama remains second in this week's Amway USA Today Coaches Poll, but gained some ground in first-place votes with 14 compared to last week's four.

Team, Record, Points, First-place votes

1. Clemson 3-0 1,533 (46)

2. Alabama 2-0 1,496 (14)

3. Georgia 2-0 1,372

3. Florida 2-0 1,372

5. Notre Dame 2-0 1,256

6. Ohio State 0-0 1,192 (2)

7. Miami 3-0 1,149

8. Penn State 0-0 983

9. North Carolina 2-0 982

10. Oklahoma State 3-0 818

11. Cincinnati 3-0 807

12. Tennessee 2-0 744

13. Auburn 1-1 701

14. Wisconsin 0-0 668

15. Brigham Young 3-0 646

16. LSU 1-1 616

17. Oregon 0-0 494

18. Virginia Tech 2-0 423

19. Michigan 0-0 409

20. Texas A&M 1-1 339

21. Southern Methodist 4-0 304

22. Texas 2-1 295

23. UL Lafayette 3-0 207

24. Iowa State 2-1 137

25. UCF 2-1 127

Others receiving votes:

UL Lafayette 108; Minnesota 106; Southern Methodist 46; Kansas State 33; Iowa 32; Virginia 29; Baylor 25; Marshall 22; Kentucky 17; Arkansas St. 16; Boston College 9; South Carolina 6; Nebraska 4; UAB 3; Coastal Carolina 3; Army 3; Louisiana Tech 2; Mississippi 1.