First College Football Playoff Rankings: Alabama Ranked 6th
Tennessee, Ohio State, Georgia and Clemson are the top four teams in the first College Football Playoff rankings, with Alabama ranked 6th.
Tennessee, Ohio State, Georgia and Clemson are the top four teams in the first College Football Playoff rankings, with Alabama ranked 6th.
Tennessee has moved into a tie with Ohio State for No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll, which sets up a 1 vs. 2 matchup next week between UT and top-ranked Georgia.
No. 6 Alabama will next face LSU, which is back in the AP Top 25 at No. 18 with its win over Ole Miss.
Alabama’s defense came one play from a shutout a week after losing in a shootout.
The sixth-ranked Crimson Tide hosts No. 24 Mississippi State Saturday night and is a three touchdown favorite.
Alabama is still ranked No. 1 — but in penalties.
Alabama and Tennessee have swapped places in this week’s AP Top 25 College Football Poll after the Crimson Tide’s loss to UT in Knoxville Saturday.
Tennessee’s Chase McGrath made a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give the No. 6 Volunteers a 52-49 victory over No. 3 Alabama on Saturday in Knoxville.
It’s the first time since 1989 that both Alabama and Tennessee have been unbeaten going into the Third Saturday of October rivalry game.
It could well be among the marquee quarterback matchups of the season: Alabama’s Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young vs. Tennessee’s rising star Hendon Hooker.