Where Alabama Ranks in Polls Before Final CFP Rankings

How far did the Crimson Tide drop after losing to Georgia?

Dec 6, 2025; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen Deboer reacts during the fourth quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs during the 2025 SEC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. | Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

Alabama's final spot in the polls was revealed Sunday morning before the Crimson Tide will learn its postseason fate from the College Football Playoff selection committee. With the 28-7 loss to Georgia in the SEC Championship, Alabama dropped one spot in the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll to No. 11 behind Notre Dame and Miami.

As a reminder, these rankings have no effect on the playoff, and only the CFP committee's rankings will decide who gets to play in the playoff.

AP Top 25

(Rankings, Team, First-Place Votes, Record, Points)

1. Indiana (66), 13-0, 1650
2. Georgia, 12-1, 1550
3. Ohio State, 12-1, 1538
4. Texas Tech, 12-1, 1452
5. Oregon, 11-1, 1358
6. Ole Miss, 11-1, 1323
7. Texas A&M, 11-1, 1278
8. Oklahoma, 10-2, 1154
9. Notre Dame, 10-2, 1094
10. Miami, 10-2, 1017
11. Alabama, 10-3, 973
12. BYU, 11-2, 899
13. Vanderbilt, 10-2, 880
14. Texas, 9-3, 872
15. Utah, 10-2, 748
16. USC, 9-3, 609
17. Tulane, 11-2, 521
18. Michigan, 9-3, 503
19. James Madison, 12-1, 490
20. Virginia, 10-3, 323
21. Arizona, 9-3, 322
22. Navy, 9-2, 173
23. North Texas, 11-2, 151
24. Georgia Tech, 9-3, 147
25. Missouri, 8-4, 92

Others receiving votes: Houston 82, Iowa 74, Tennessee 61, New Mexico 21, Duke 18, Boise St. 16, UNLV 10, South Florida 10, SMU 8, Arizona St. 6, Louisville 6, UConn 5, Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3, Kennesaw St 3, Illinois 2, Iowa St. 2, W. Michigan 1, TCU 1.

Coaches Poll

(Rankings, Team, First-Place Votes, Record, Points)

1. Indiana (61), 13-0, 1549
2. Georgia (1), 12-1, 1461
3. Ohio State, 12-1, 1433
4. Texas Tech, 12-1, 1339
5. Oregon, 11-1, 1317
6. Ole Miss, 11-1, 1240
7. Texas A&M, 11-1, 1169
8. Oklahoma, 10-2, 1093
9. Notre Dame, 10-2, 1037
10. Miami, 10-2, 941
11. Alabama, 10-3, 913
12. Vanderbilt, 10-2, 867
13. BYU, 11-2, 790
14. Texas, 9-3, 788
15. Utah, 10-2, 719
16. USC, 9-3, 558
17. Michigan, 9-3, 479
18. Tulane, 11-2, 448
19. James Madison, 12-1, 389
20. Arizona, 9-3, 326
21. Virginia, 10-3, 288
22. Georgia Tech, 9-3, 223
23. Tennessee, 8-4, 123
24. Houston, 9-3, 119
25. Navy, 9-2, 118

Schools dropped out: No. 20 North Texas
Others receiving votes: Iowa 102; North Texas 89; Missouri 51; Duke 43; SMU 32; Washington 24; Illinois 10; Boise State 10; TCU 9; Pittsburgh 9; Arizona State 8; South Florida 7; Louisville 7; Connecticut 7; Penn State 6; Kennesaw State 3; UNLV 2; Old Dominion 2; Western Michigan 1; San Diego State 1

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 (First 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 Coaches Poll
• After Week 6 (Vanderbilt win): No. 8 in AP Top 25, No. 8 in 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 AP Top 25, No. 4 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 9 (South Carolina win): No. 4 in AP Top 25, No. 4 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 10 (Second bye week): No. 4 in AP Top 25, No. 4 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 11 (LSU win): No. 4 in AP Top 25, No. 4 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 12 (Oklahoma loss): No. 10 in AP Top 25, No. 10 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 13 (Eastern Illinois win): No. 10 in AP Top 25, No. 10 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 14 (Auburn win): No. 10 in the AP Top 25, No. 10 in the Coaches Poll
• After Week 15 (SEC championship loss): No. 11 in the AP Top 25, No. 11 in the Coaches Poll