Alabama Football Falls in AP, Coaches Polls After Loss to Texas

The Crimson Tide suffered its first double-digit home loss of the Saban era.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Falling in the polls.

The Alabama Crimson Tide entered Week 2 as the No. 3 team in the country behind Georgia and Michigan. After a loss in which the Crimson Tide looked like the inferior team against Texas, a steep drop in the polls was expected.

In Sunday's AP Poll and Coaches Poll both, Alabama dropped seven spots down to No. 10. After their huge win, the Longhorns jumped up to No. 4 in the AP Poll — No. 6 in the Coaches Poll.

Week 3 AP Poll

1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. Florida State
4. Texas
5. USC
6. Ohio State
7. Penn State
8. Washington
9. Notre Dame
10. Alabama
11. Tennessee
12. Utah
13. Oregon
14. LSU
15. Kansas State
16. Oregon State
17. Ole Miss
18. Colorado
19. Oklahoma
20. North Carolina
21. Duke
22. Miami (FL)
23. Washington State
24. UCLA
25. Iowa

Week 3 Coaches Poll

1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3. Florida State
4. Ohio State
5. USC
6. Texas
7. Penn State
8. Washington
9. Tennessee
10. Alabama
11. Notre Dame
12. Utah
13. Oregon
14. LSU
15. Kansas State
16. Oklahoma
17. Oregon State
18. North Carolina
19. Ole Miss
20. Duke
21. Colorado
22. Clemson
23. Miami (FL)
24. Iowa
25. UCLA

The Crimson Tide suffered a stunning 34-24 loss to the Longhorns on Saturday night at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama will be back in action next weekend against USF in Tampa, Fla.

"We went back up and had like 10 penalties, two of which negated touchdowns," Saban said. "They got 10 points off of turnovers, and we gave up way too many explosive plays on defense. We have to correct all those things if we’re gonna be able to play and have the kind of team we’re capable of playing."

"I believe in these players. These players have worked hard. There was a great atmosphere in the stadium tonight. I appreciate the fans. They did their part, for sure. We didn’t do our part well enough. It starts with me, as I said before. But we’re gonna do everything we can to get it right and get it fixed."

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