How Far Did Alabama Drop in the Polls?
The major polls on Sunday dropped the Alabama Crimson Tide following its 52-49 loss at Tennessee.
How far did Alabama fall in the rankings?
AP Poll- Week 8
(Ranking, team, first-place votes, points received, record)
1. Georgia (31), 1530, 7-0
2. Ohio State (17), 1509, 6-0
3. Tennessee (15), 1474, 6-0
4. Michigan, 1384, 7-0
5. Clemson, 1336, 7-0
6. Alabama, 1232, 6-1
7. Ole Miss, 1173, 7-0
8. TCU, 1166, 6-0
9. UCLA, 1048, 6-0
10. Oregon, 913, 5-1
11. Oklahoma State, 868, 5-1
12. USC, 861, 6-1
13. Wake Forest, 790, 5-1
14. Syracuse, 751, 6-0
15. Utah, 715, 5-2
16. Penn State, 629, 5-1
17. Kansas State, 599, 5-1
18. Illinois, 433, 6-1
19. Kentucky, 414, 5-2
20. Texas, 368, 5-2
21. Cincinnati, 321, 5-1
22. North Carolina, 210, 6-1
23. NC State, 155, 5-2
24. Mississippi State, 150, 5-2
25. Tulane, 115, 6-1
Coaches Poll- Week 8
(Ranking, team, first-place votes, points received, record)
1. Georgia (43), 1550, 7-0
2. Ohio State (17), 1511, 6-0
3. Michigan (1), 1411, 7-0
4. Tennessee (2), 1408, 6-0
5. Clemson, 1351, 7-0
6. Alabama, 1236, 6-1
7. Ole Miss, 1210, 7-0
8. TCU, 1089, 6-0
9. Oregon, 1000, 5-1
10. UCLA, 995, 6-0
11. Oklahoma State, 868, 5-1
12. USC, 852, 6-1
13. Wake Forest, 823, 5-1
14. Syracuse, 738, 6-0
15. Utah, 5-2, 663
16. Penn State, 653, 5-1
17. Kansas State, 637, 5-1
18. Kentucky, 450, 5-2
19. Cincinnati, 370, 5-1
20. Illinois, 341, 6-1
21. Texas, 336, 5-2
22. North Carolina, 236, 6-1
23. NC State, 233, 5-2
24. Mississippi State, 212, 5-2
25. Tulane, 83, 6-1
Schools dropped out
No. 20 Kansas; No. 23 Baylor.
Others receiving votes
Louisiana State 51; Central Florida 33; Kansas 29; South Carolina 24; Purdue 23; Maryland 15; Liberty 12; Washington 9; Baylor 7; Coastal Carolina 5; Pittsburgh 4; South Alabama 3; Arkansas 3; Texas-San Antonio 1.
FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll
Georgia picked up 31-of-52 first-place votes and remained No. 1 for the second consecutive week after defeating Vanderbilt 55-0 at home in Week 7. The top ranking marks the 13th all-time appearance at No. 1 for the Bulldogs, which sets the record for second-most appearances in the top spot for the Super 16 poll.
No. 3 Tennessee rose to its highest ranking in the history of the poll after defeating Alabama 52-49 at home. Alabama dropped to No. 6 which marks the lowest ranking for the Crimson Tide since being ranked No. 9 on December 8, 2019.
Rank, Teams, Points, First-Place, Last Week
1. Georgia (7-0) 799 31 1
2. Ohio State (6-0) 781 14 2
3. Tennessee (6-0) 718 6 6
4. Michigan (7-0) 690 5
5. Clemson (7-0) 628 1 4
6. Alabama (6-1) 535 3
7. TCU (6-0) 481 12
8. Ole Miss (7-0) 476 9
9. UCLA (6-0) 410 11
10. Oregon (5-1) 326 13
11. Oklahoma State (5-1) 268 8
12. USC (6-1) 253 7
13. Syracuse (6-0) 169 N/A
14. Wake Forest (5-1) 161 14
15. Utah (5-2) 140 N/A
16. Penn State (5-1) 107 10
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Kansas State (44), Kentucky (30), Illinois (25), Texas (14), Florida State (7), Mississippi State
(4), Cincinnati (4), North Carolina (1), Arkansas (1).
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