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Where Alabama Football Ranks After Week 1

After a dominant 63-0 victory over Western Kentucky, where does the Alabama Crimson Tide rank?

Hunter De Siver

Aug 31, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer leads his players onto the field at Bryant-Denny Stadium for his first game as head coach. The Crimson Tide played Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 31, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer leads his players onto the field at Bryant-Denny Stadium for his first game as head coach. The Crimson Tide played Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports / gary cosby jr.-usa today sports
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After perhaps the most anticipated football season opener in Alabama Crimson Tide history on Saturday evening, it's safe to say that the 63-0 victory over Western Kentucky lived up to the never-ending offseason hype.

This was the first game of the Kalen DeBoer era, as the former AP Coach of the Year from Washington filled the shoes of legendary Alabama head coach Nick Saban, after the seven-time national champion's (six at Alabama) retirement on Jan. 10.

The Crimson Tide was placed at the No. 5 spot in Aug. 12's Preseason AP Poll. Like the coaches poll, this is also Alabama's lowest placement since the 2009 preseason.

However, things already changed for Alabama in the rankings on Tuesday.

AP Poll

Team, Record, Points, First-place votes are in parentheses.

  1. Georgia, 1-0, 1545 (57)
  2. Ohio State, 1-0, 1478 (5)
  3. Texas, 1-0, 1418
  4. Alabama, 1-0, 1309
  5. Notre Dame 1-0, 1240
  6. Ole Miss 1-0, 1212
  7. Oregon, 1-0, 1197
  8. Penn State, 1-0, 1146
  9. Missouri, 1-0, 968
  10. Michigan, 1-0, 935
  11. Utah, 1-0, 897
  12. Miami, 1-0, 893
  13. USC, 1-0, 811
  14. Tennessee, 1-0, 784
  15. Oklahoma, 1-0, 703
  16. Oklahoma State, 1-0, 610
  17. Kansas State, 1-0, 607
  18. LSU, 0-1, 410
  19. Kansas, 1-0, 349
  20. Arizona, 1-0, 339
  21. Iowa, 1-0, 294
  22. Louisville, 1-0, 188
  23. Georgia Tech, 2-0, 161
  24. North Carolina State, 1-0, 142
  25. Clemson, 0-1, 134

Other receiving votes: Texas A&M 97, Boston College 49, Boise St. 47, Iowa St. 32, Memphis 27, Nebraska 27, SMU 23, Washington 20, Liberty 12, Vanderbilt 8, Wisconsin 8, Auburn 8, Tulane 4, North Carolina 4, UTSA 3, Appalachian St. 3, Kentucky 2, West Virginia 2, Arkansas 2, UNLV 1, Colorado 1.

US LBM Coaches Poll 

Team, Record, First-place votes are in parentheses.

  1. Georgia (51)
  2. Ohio State (3)
  3. Texas (1)
  4. Alabama
  5. Ole Miss
  6. Oregon
  7. Notre Dame
  8. Penn State
  9. Michigan
  10. Missouri
  11. Utah
  12. Tennessee
  13. Oklahoma
  14. USC
  15. Miami
  16. Kansas State
  17. Oklahoma State
  18. Arizona
  19. LSU
  20. Kansas
  21. Iowa
  22. Clemson
  23. NC State
  24. Louisville
  25. Washington

Others receiving votes: Georgia Tech 86; Texas A&M 78; Memphis 43; Kentucky 23; Boise State 22; SMU 19; Auburn 13; Wisconsin 11; Iowa State 10; UNLV 9; Tulane 9; Maryland 9; Liberty 9; Nebraska 8; Boston College 7; South Florida 5; James Madison 4; Air Force 4; UTSA 3; North Carolina 3; Appalachian State 3; Texas State 2; Syracuse 1; Coastal Carolina 1

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Hunter De Siver

HUNTER DE SIVER

Hunter De Siver is a graduate from the University of Alabama, earning a degree in sports media. During his time in Tuscaloosa, Hunter distributed articles covering Alabama football, basketball, and baseball for WVUA 23 TV and discussed these topics on Tide 100.9 FM. Hunter also generated articles highlighting Crimson Tide products in the NFL and NBA for BamaCentral. Since graduation, he's been contributing a plethora of NFL and NBA stories for FanNation and is a staff writer at MizzouCentral, Cowbell Corner and is back at BamaCentral.

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