Admin November 17, 2024
Alabama football took care of business Saturday afternoon in Bryant-Denny Stadium.
In the Crimson Tide’s annual meeting with an FCS opponent, Alabama beat Mercer 52-7 with two SEC games left in the 2024 regular season against Oklahoma and Auburn.
Alabama will travel to Norman to take on the Sooners at 6:30 p.m. CT Saturday.
And the Crimson Tide will do so as a top-10 team.
Alabama football rankings update
Alabama moved up to No. 7 in the latest Coaches Poll Sunday. The Crimson Tide is one of seven teams in the top-25 along with No. 3 Texas, No. 8 Georgia, No. 9 Ole Miss, No. 11 Tennessee, No. 14 Texas A&M and No. 19 South Carolina
According to the latest Coaches Poll, Alabama has wins against two top-25 opponents. Neither Oklahoma nor Auburn, the Crimson Tide’s final two SEC opponents, are ranked.
Alabama also landed at No. 7 in the latest AP Poll.
Alabama landed at No. 10 in the second College Football Playoff rankings released last Tuesday. The Crimson Tide was one of four SEC teams in the top-12 seeds along with No. 3 Texas, No. 7 Tennessee and No. 11 Ole Miss.
US LBM Coaches Poll: Week 13
- Oregon (55)
- Ohio State
- Texas
- Penn State
- Indiana
- Notre Dame
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Ole Miss
- Miami
- Tennessee
- SMU
- Boise State
- Texas A&M
- BYU
- Clemson
- Army
- Colorado
- South Carolina
- Tulane
- Iowa State
- Arizona State
- UNLV
- Memphis
- Kansas State
Others receiving votes
Washington State 65; Illinois 56; Missouri 44; Syracuse 18; James Madison 11; Duke 9; Pittsburgh 7; Louisiana 5; Louisville 2; Vanderbilt 1; Sam Houston 1; LSU 1; Colorado State 1.
Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@gannett.com or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.
