Published Oct 2, 2022
Alabama regains No. 1 spot in both polls after Week 5 win over Arkansas
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James Benedetto  •  TideIllustrated
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Alabama returned to the top of the coaches poll and the AP Top 25 after a valiant 49-26 road win against Arkansas on Saturday.

Alabama earned 34 of the 65 first-place votes in the coaches poll while Georgia (23) and No. 3 Ohio State (7) also received top consideration. In the AP Poll, the Crimson Tide garnered 23 first-place votes while the Bulldogs and Buckeyes recorded 28 and 10 votes respectively.

This week, Alabama and Georgia were joined by five other SEC schools in the coaches poll, including No. 8 Tennessee, No. 9 Ole Miss, No. 13 Kentucky, No. 23 Mississippi State and No. 25 Arkansas. The AP Poll also featured five SEC teams which all received the same rankings, except for the Razorbacks were replaced by LSU at No. 25

Alabama will play at Tennessee on Oct. 15. The following week, the Crimson Tide will host Mississippi State before traveling to Ole Miss on Nov. 12.

This week Alabama returns home to face Texas A&M on Oct. 8. The game will be televised on CBS with kickoff scheduled at 7 p.m. CT.

USA Today/AFCA Coaches Poll and AP Top 25
RankCoaches Poll AP Top 25 

1

Alabama, 5-0 (34)

Alabama, 5-0 (23)

2

Georgia, 5-0 (23)

Georgia, 5-0 (28)

3

Ohio State, 5-0 (7)

Ohio State, 5-0 (10)

4

Michigan, 5-0

Michigan, 5-0

5

Clemson, 5-0

Clemson, 5-0

6

Southern California, 5-0

Southern California, 5-0

7

Oklahoma State, 4-0

Oklahoma State, 4-0

8

Tennessee, 4-0

Tennessee, 4-0

9

Ole Miss, 5-0

Ole Miss, 5-0

10

Penn State, 5-0

Penn State, 5-0

11

Utah, 4-1

Utah, 4-1

12

Oregon, 4-1

Oregon, 4-1

13

Kentucky, 4-1

Kentucky, 4-1

14

NC State, 4-1

NC State, 4-1

15

Wake Forest, 4-1

Wake Forest, 4-1

16

BYU, 4-1

BYU, 4-1

17

Kansas, 5-0

TCU, 4-0

18

TCU, 4-0

UCLA, 5-0

19

UCLA, 5-0

Kansas, 5-0

20

Kansas State, 4-1

Kansas State, 4-1

21

Syracuse, 5-0

Washington, 4-1

22

Baylor, 3-2

Syracuse, 5-0

23

Mississippi State, 4-1

Mississippi State, 4-1

24

Washington, 4-1

Cincinnati, 4-1

25

Arkansas, 3-2

LSU, 4-1