Where Alabama Ranks in Polls After Losing To Georgia

Did the Crimson Tide move down in the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll after losing to the Bulldogs in Tuscaloosa?

Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer gets animated after a touchdown in the first half of the game against Georgia on Oct 10, 2026. | Sarah Munzenmaier/Alabama Crimson Tide on SI

Alabama entered its Week 6 home game against Georgia as the No. 6 team in the nation in the AP Top 25, its highest ranking of the season. The Crimson Tide went down to the wire with the then-No. 2 Bulldogs, ultimately losing 20-17 after a game-sealing unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.

Despite a slow offensive day, Alabama was not punished for its loss to Kirby Smart's squad. The Crimson Tide stayed at No. 7 in the Coaches Poll this week and No. 6 in the AP Poll..

This week will mark the 302nd 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.

AP Poll – Week 6

Rank	Team	Record	Points	First Place Votes
1.	Georgia	6-0	1,745	66
2.	Notre Dame	6-0	1,630	1
3.	Miami	5-0	1,594	2
4.	Ohio State	5-1	1,508	0
5.	Indiana	6-0	1,461	1
6.	Alabama	5-1	1,372	0
7.	Texas	4-1	1,371	0
8.	BYU	5-0	1,237	0
9.	Ole Miss	4-1	1,135	0
10.	Texas Tech	5-0	1,132	0
11.	Utah	5-0	1,073	0
12.	UCLA	5-0	951	0
13.	Missouri	5-1	882	0
14.	Tennessee	5-1	706	0
15.	Kentucky	5-1	655	0
16.	Mississippi State	4-1	650	0
17.	Iowa	5-1	621	0
18.	Oklahoma State	4-1	604	0
19.	USC	6-1	505	0
20.	Houston	5-1	380	0
21.	Wake Forest	5-1	326	0
22.	LSU	4-2	274	0
23.	Boise State	5-1	268	0
24.	SMU	4-1	142	0
25.	Northwestern	4-1	112	0

Schools Dropped Out: Oregon, Florida, Pittsburgh

Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin 92, Oregon 86, Arizona 82, Nebraska 65, Oklahoma 44, James Madison 29, Florida 9, Duke 5, New Mexico 3, Oregon State 1

Coaches Poll – Week 6

Rank	Team	Record	Points	First Place Votes
1.	Georgia	6-0	1,832	60
2.	Notre Dame	6-0	1,713	3
3.	Miami	5-0	1,688	1
4.	Indiana	6-0	1,633	9
5.	Ohio State	5-1	1,565	1
6.	Texas	4-1	1,369	0
7.	Alabama	5-1	1,358	0
8.	BYU	5-0	1,355	0
9.	Texas Tech	5-0	1,240	0
10.	Ole Miss	4-1	1,180	0
11.	Utah	5-0	1,109	0
12.	UCLA	5-0	912	0
13.	Missouri	5-1	863	0
14.	Tennessee	5-1	837	0
15.	USC	6-1	758	0
16.	Iowa	5-1	729	0
17.	Kentucky	5-1	667	0
18.	Houston	5-1	520	0
19.	Mississippi State	4-1	463	0
20.	Oklahoma State	4-1	403	0
21.	LSU	4-2	361	0
22.	SMU	4-1	330	0
23.	Wake Forest	5-1	229	0
24.	Boise State	5-1	205	0
25.	Oregon	3-2	200	0

Schools Dropped Out: No. 15 Florida (4-2); No. 23 Duke (4-1); No. 24 Pittsburgh (5-1)

Others Receiving Votes: Northwestern (4-1) 107; Arizona (5-1) 92; Nebraska (5-1) 74; Oklahoma (3-2) 50; Wisconsin (4-1) 39; Duke (4-1) 35; James Madison (6-0) 33; Florida (4-2) 32; Pittsburgh (5-1) 25; New Mexico (4-1) 16; Texas-San Antonio (5-1) 10; Baylor (4-1) 9; Memphis (5-1) 6; Oregon State (4-2) 2; North Carolina (3-2) 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
• After Week 4 (South Carolina Win): No. 7 in AP Top 25, No. 7 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 5 (Mississippi State Win): No. 6 in AP Top 25, No. 7 in Coaches Poll

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