Where Alabama Football Ranks in Polls After Defeating Tennessee

How did the Crimson Tide fare in the polls after its fourth consecutive ranked win?

Oct 18, 2025; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Ty Simpson (15) runs with the ball during the fourth quarter against the Tennessee Volunteers at Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Leong-Imagn Images | David Leong-Imagn Images

Alabama football beat Tennessee 37-20 on Saturday night, clinching bowl eligibility for a 22nd straight time and becoming the first SEC team to beat four consecutive ranked opponents without a bye week. Kalen DeBoer's squad has now won six straight since dropping the season opener in Tallahassee at Florida State.

DeBoer also remained unbeaten on home turf during his time as Alabama's coach. Four of his five losses at the helm of the Crimson Tide program were in true road games; one was at Tennessee in last year's Third Saturday in October game.

The Crimson Tide (6-1, 4-0 SEC) entered its game against the Volunteers with its highest ranking of the 2025 season. It had previously ascended back to No. 8 (its preseason mark) ahead of the road game against Missouri, which Alabama won 27-24.

Tennessee has not won a contest in Tuscaloosa since 2003. At that time, Nick Saban was coaching LSU, DeBoer had not yet held a head-coaching post and Volunteers head coach Josh Heupel hadn't coached at all.

Alabama's next game will be on the road against South Carolina on Oct. 25. The game kicks off at 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC. The Crimson Tide has not visited Williams-Brice Stadium since the 2019 season, when it won by a 47-23 final score.

AP Top 25

(Ranking, team, first-place votes, points)

1. Ohio State (60), 1,643
2. Indiana (6), 1,583
3. Texas A&M, 1,499
4. Alabama, 1,463
5. Georgia, 1,360
6. Oregon, 1,317
7. Georgia Tech, 1,143
8. Ole Miss, 1,119
9. Miami, 1,073
10. Vanderbilt, 1,031
11. BYU, 975
12. Notre Dame, 964
13. Oklahoma, 882
14. Texas Tech, 782
15. Missouri, 748
16. Virginia, 624
17. Tennessee, 527
18. South Florida, 501
19. Louisville, 458
20. LSU, 388
21. Cincinnati, 350
22. Texas, 318
23. Illinois, 168
24. Arizona State, 155
25. Michigan, 123

Receiving votes: USC 97; Utah 40; Tulane 37; Houston 34; Navy 28; San Diego State 7; James Madison 6; Boise State 4; TCU 2; Minnesota 1

Dropped out: USC, Memphis, Utah, Nebraska

US LBM Coaches Poll

(Ranking, team, first-place votes, points)

1. Ohio State (65), 1,625
2. Indiana, 1,549
3. Texas A&M, 1,470
4. Alabama, 1,408
5. Georgia, 1,358
6. Oregon, 1, 302
7. Georgia Tech, 1,153
8. Ole Miss, 1,110
9. Miami (Fla.), 1,027
10. BYU, 990
11. Oklahoma, 960
12. Vanderbilt, 902
13. Notre Dame, 872
14. Missouri, 778
15. Texas Tech, 738
16. Virginia, 528
17. Tennessee, 523
18. Texas, 483
19. LSU, 451
20. USF, 393
21. Cincinnati, 355
22. Louisville, 336
23. Illinois, 192
24. Michigan, 175
25. Arizona State, 144

Receiving votes: Navy 59; USC 52; Utah 51; Tulane 45; Houston 34; Iowa 17; James Madison 9; Iowa State 9; San Diego State 4; North Texas 4; Washington 3; UNLV 3; SMU 3; Memphis 3; TCU 2; Pittsburgh 2; Boise State 2; Northwestern 1

Dropped out: Memphis, USC, Utah

Alabama's 2025 Season in the Polls

• Preseason: No. 8 in AP Top 25, No. 8 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 1 (Florida State loss): No. 21 in AP Top 25, No. 20 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 2 (Louisiana Monroe win): No. 19 in AP Top 25, No. 18 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 3 (Wisconsin win): No. 14 in AP Top 25, No. 14 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 4 (Bye week): No. 17 in AP Top 25, No. 16 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 5 (Georgia win): No. 10 in AP Top 25, No. 11 in the Coaches Poll
• After Week 6 (Vanderbilt win): No. 8 in AP Top 25, No. 8 in the Coaches Poll
• After Week 7 (Missouri win): No. 6 in AP Top 25, No. 6 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 8 (Tennessee win): No. 4 in the AP Top 25, No. 4 in the Coaches Poll