Latest Coaches Poll sets up epic Alabama-Ole Miss matchup
We are four weeks into the college football season, and Alabama has only played one SEC opponent. Granted, that was a fantastic road contest against a top-10 Florida team, but games against Mercer and Southern Miss cancel it out.
Now that we’re past Week 4, the tough stretches of SEC games are now upon us. For example, the next three weeks leading up to the bye week will include games against Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Mississippi State.
On Sunday, we got the latest edition of the Coaches Poll. It was revealing too, as we learned that the Crimson Tide remain to the top team in the country. More importantly to next Saturday, the Rebels are rated as the No. 12 team in the nation.
In other words, Week 5 will see Alabama welcome Lane Kiffin’s squad to his former stomping grounds at Bryant-Denny Stadium. It’s his first return to Tuscaloosa as a head coach since departing for Florida Atlantic during the 2017 season.
Here is the Coaches Poll top-25 in its entirety:
1. Alabama Crimson Tide (64 first-place votes)
2. Georgia Bulldogs (1 first-place vote)
3. Oregon Ducks
4. Oklahoma Sooners
5. Iowa Hawkeyes
6. Penn State Nittany Lions
7. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
8. Cincinnati Bearcats
9. Florida Gators
10. Ohio State Buckeyes
11. Arkansas Razorbacks
12. Ole Miss Rebels
13. Texas A&M Aggies
14. Michigan Wolverines
15. BYU Cougars
16. Michigan State Spartans
17. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
18. Oklahoma State Cowboys
19. Clemson Tigers
20. UCLA Bruins
21. Fresno State Bulldogs
22. Auburn Tigers
23. Kentucky Wildcats
24. Baylor Bears
25. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Others receiving votes
Texas 101; Boston College 91; NC State 70; San Diego State 69; Maryland 59; Wisconsin 56; Southern Methodist 54; Virginia Tech 39; Louisiana State 36; Iowa State 31; Army 23; Arizona State 12; Texas-San Antonio 11; Liberty 11; North Carolina 10; Central Florida 9; Oregon State 7; UL Lafayette 3; Appalachian State 3; Louisville 2; Indiana 2; Wyoming 1.
That makes eight different SEC teams in the latest Coaches Poll top-25. Of the other seven teams, Alabama still has four of them left on the schedule. In order, that includes No. 12 Ole Miss, No. 13 Texas A&M, No. 11 Arkansas and No. 22 Auburn.
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