Where Alabama Ranks in Polls in Week 4 after Beating South Carolina

In a crazy weekend of college football, the Crimson Tide handled business against the Gamecocks and moved up slightly in the polls.

Alabama defensive back Red Morgan runs out for the game against South Carolina on Sept 26, 2026. | Sarah Munzenmaier/Alabama Crimson Tide on SI

Alabama football is on a roll. Behind a 400-yard performance from Keelon Russell, the Crimson Tide beat South Carolina 49-18 to improve to 4-0 on the season.

It was a crazy weekend across college football with multiple top-25 matchups and eight ranked teams losing. Alabama moved up slightly in the rankings to No. 7 in both the Coaches Poll and AP Top 25.

This marks the 300th consecutive week that Alabama is ranked inside the AP Top 25, a streak dating back to the 2008 preseason poll prior to Nick Saban's second season with the Crimson Tide. The current streak trails only Nebraska's of 348 consecutive polls from 1981 to 2002.

Starting with No. 16 Mississippi State this Saturday, Alabama's next five games are against teams currently ranked. The Kentucky Wildcats, who Alabama beat in Week 2, moved into the AP poll this week at No. 24.

There are currently five SEC teams inside the top 10 and 10 SEC teams in the top 25 overall.

As a reminder, these polls have no direct impact on the College Football Playoff rankings. The first edition of the CFP rankings will come out the first week of November prior to Alabama's game at LSU.

AP Top 25- Week 4

Rank	Team	Record	Points	First Place Votes
1.	Texas	4-0	1737	62
2.	Georgia	4-0	1646	6
3.	Notre Dame	4-0	1581	0
4.	Miami	4-0	1501	1
5.	Ohio State	3-1	1465	0
6.	Indiana	4-0	1408	1
7.	Alabama	4-0	1305	0
8.	Florida	4-0	1272	0
9.	Ole Miss	3-1	1089	0
10.	BYU	3-0	1078	0
11.	LSU	3-1	1073	0
12.	Texas Tech	4-0	1053	0
13.	Utah	4-0	903	0
14.	Iowa	4-0	856	0
15.	Oregon	3-1	725	0
16.	Mississippi State	4-0	715	0
17.	Tennessee	3-1	663	0
18.	USC	4-1	410	0
19.	Oklahoma State	3-1	345	0
20.	Houston	3-1	278	0
21.	SMU	4-0	246	0
22.	Boise State	3-1	221	0
23.	UCLA	4-0	218	0
24.	Kentucky	3-1	150	0
25.	Missouri	3-1	118	0

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 102, Duke 101, Penn State 98, Wake Forest 88, Virginia Tech 86, Michigan 54, Pittsburgh 52, Nebraska 36, Louisville 25, Cincinnati 20, James Madison 10, Arizona 8, Minnesota 7, North Dakota State 6, Northwestern 1

US LBM Coaches Poll- Week 4

Rank	Team	Record	Points	First Place Votes
1.	Texas	4-0	1779	45
2.	Georgia	4-0	1735	17
3.	Notre Dame	4-0	1641	3
4.	Miami	4-0	1569	0
5.	Indiana	4-0	1554	8
6.	Ohio State	3-1	1463	0
7.	Alabama	4-0	1399	0
8.	Florida	4-0	1214	0
9.	BYU	3-0	1166	0
10.	Texas Tech	4-0	1108	0
11.	LSU	3-1	1097	0
12.	Ole Miss	3-1	1021	0
13.	Utah	4-0	917	0
14.	Iowa	4-0	887	0
15.	Oregon	3-1	866	0
16.	Mississippi State	4-0	658	0
17.	Tennessee	3-1	648	0
18.	USC	4-1	511	0
19.	SMU	3-1	327	0
20.	Houston	3-1	301	0
21.	Duke	4-0	230	0
22.	Penn State	3-1	207	0
23.	UCLA	4-0	183	0
24.	Michigan	3-1	166	0
25.	Missouri	3-1	152	0

Schools dropped out: No. 19 Louisville; No. 20 Texas A&M; No. 23 Washington; No. 24 Oklahoma

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 126; Kentucky 123; Boise State 112; Pittsburgh 97; Virginia Tech 84; Nebraska 67; Wake Forest 48; Louisville 42; Wisconsin 39; Cincinnati 35; Auburn 22; Washington 20; James Madison 17; Virginia 15; Texas A&M 14; Northwestern 12; North Dakota State 11; Massachusetts 9; New Mexico 7; Minnesota 7; Oklahoma 6; Clemson 5; Arizona 3; Western Michigan 2; UTSA 2; West Virginia 1

Alabama's 2026 Season in the Polls

• Preseason: No. 13 in AP Top 25, No. 11 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 1 (East Carolina Win): No. 12 in AP Top 25, No. 12 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 2 (Kentucky Win): No. 10 in AP Top 25, No. 10 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 3 (Florida State Win): No. 8 in AP Top 25, No. 8 in Coaches Poll

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