Alabama strengthens its hold at No. 1 ahead of first CFP rankings
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Alabama strengthened its hold on the No. 1 spot of both national polls released Sunday following its 66-3 victory over Kentucky. The Crimson Tide earned all 62 first-place votes in the Associated Press Top 25 and 59 of 62 first-place votes in the Coaches Poll. Both those polls will hold significantly less importance come Tuesday when the College Football Playoff reveals its initial rankings.
Notre Dame was No. 2 in both polls, earning two first-place votes in the Coaches Poll. Ohio State and Clemson were No. 3 and No. 4 respectively in both polls with the Buckeyes earning a first-place vote in the Coaches Poll. It’s likely those four teams will make up the top four of the first CFP rankings.
Alabama (7-0) will remain at home this week as it hosts No. 22 /19 Auburn (5-2) on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT for its final game of the season inside Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Tigers are coming off a 30-17 victory over Tennessee this past weekend.
| Rank | Coaches Poll | AP Top 25 |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Alabama (59) |
Alabama (62) |
|
2 |
Notre Dame (2) |
Notre Dame |
|
3 |
Ohio State (1) |
Ohio State |
|
4 |
Clemson |
Clemson |
|
5 |
Florida |
Texas A&M |
|
6 |
Texas A&M |
Florida |
|
7 |
Cincinnati |
Cincinnati |
|
8 |
BYU |
BYU |
|
9 |
Miami |
Oregon |
|
10 |
Georgia |
Miami |
|
11 |
Oregon |
Northwestern |
|
12 |
Indiana |
Indiana |
|
13 |
Northwestern |
Georgia |
|
14 |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma |
|
15 |
Iowa State |
Iowas State |
|
16 |
Marshall |
Coastal Carolina |
|
17 |
Coastal Carolina |
Marshall |
|
18 |
Southern California |
Wisconsin |
|
19 |
Auburn |
Southern California |
|
20 |
Wisconsin |
Texas |
|
21 |
Texas |
Oklahoma State |
|
22 |
Oklahoma State |
Auburn |
|
23 |
North Carolina |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
|
24 |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
Tulsa |
|
25 |
Tulsa |
North Carolina |
