Did the Alabama Football Team Move Up in the Polls After Winning in College Station?

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The Alabama Crimson Tide went into College Station, Tx., on Saturday and defeated the Texas A&M Aggies 26-20 to take sole possession of first place in the SEC West.
The win had no impact on the Crimson Tide's placement in this week's Coaches Poll or AP Top 25 Poll as Alabama remains at No. 10 and No. 11 respectively. Nick Saban's squad is the highest ranked one-loss team in the Coaches Poll, but Texas is ranked higher in the AP Top 25 Poll.
Seven SEC schools appeared in this week's Coaches Poll, Georgia, Alabama, Ole Miss, Tennessee, LSU, Kentucky and Missouri.
Just six SEC schools made this week's AP Top 25 Poll in Georgia, Alabama, Ole Miss, Tennessee, LSU and Kentucky.
AP Top 25 Poll
(Ranking, team, first-place votes, points received, record)
1. Georgia, (50), 1559, 6-0
2. Michigan, (11), 1489, 6-0
3. Ohio State, (1), 1408, 5-0
4. Florida State, (1), 1389, 5-0
5. Oklahoma, 1278, 6-0
6. Penn State, 1273, 5-0
7. Washington, 1239, 5-0
8. Oregon, 1150, 5-0
9. Texas, 1052, 5-1
10. Southern California, 999, 6-0
11. Alabama, 971, 5-1
12. North Carolina, 894, 5-0
13. Ole Miss, 748, 5-1
14. Louisville, 731, 6-0
15. Oregon State, 725, 5-1
16. Utah, 567, 4-1
17. Duke, 479, 4-1
18. UCLA, 438, 4-1
19. Washington State, 412, 4-1
19. Tennessee, 412, 4-1
21. Notre Dame, 374, 5-2
22. LSU, 321, 4-2
23. Kansas, 103, 5-1
24. Kentucky, 99, 5-1
25. Miami, 74, 4-1
Others Receiving Votes
Missouri 69, Wyoming 42, Air Force 41, Wisconsin 41, Tulane 27, West Virginia 26, Clemson 17, Maryland 9, Iowa 7, James Madison 7, Texas A&M 5.
Coaches Poll Week 7
(Ranking, team, first-place votes, points received, record)
1. Georgia, (61), 1597, 6-0
2. Michigan, 1512, 6-0
3. Ohio State, (2), 1443, 5-0
4. Florida State, 1411, 5-0
5. Penn State, 1300, 5-0
6. Washington, (1), 1246, 5-0
7. Oklahoma, 1200, 6-0
8. Oregon, 1168, 5-0
9. Southern California, 1121, 6-0
10. Alabama, 1025, 5-1
11. Texas, 982, 5-1
12. North Carolina, 912, 5-0
13. Ole Miss, 764, 5-1
14. Oregon State, 713, 5-1
15. Louisville, 651, 6-0
16. Utah, 600, 4-1
17. Tennessee, 587, 4-1
18. Duke, 451, 4-1
19. Washington State, 370, 4-1
20. LSU, 355, 4-2
21. Notre Dame, 324, 5-2
22. UCLA, 276, 4-1
23. Kentucky, 159, 5-1
24. Kansas, 120, 5-1
25. Missouri, 78, 5-1
Others receiving Votes
Miami 74; Wyoming 60; Air Force 58; Iowa 57; Maryland 37; Clemson 33; West Virginia 24; Wisconsin 23; Texas A&M 22; Tulane 18; James Madison 9; Brigham Young 9; Fresno State 4; Ohio 2; Memphis 2; Florida 2; Liberty 1.
2023 SEC Football Power Rankings: Week 6

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