Alabama doesn’t drop in AP Poll after loss to No. 1 Georgia
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For the second time this season, the top-ranked team in college football lost, leaving the No. 1 spot up for grabs Saturday night.
Alabama may have had an inside track for reaching that spot but fell 20-17 to Georgia in a controversial finish at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The victory vaulted the Bulldogs to the top spot in the latest AP rankings while the Crimson Tide remained at No. 6.
Week 6 College football rankings
Georgia becomes the third team to claim the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 in 2026 and the Bulldogs received 66 of the 70 first-place votes, the most by any team so far this season. They will put that ranking on the line this weekend at Auburn.
Meanwhile, Alabama is now the second highest ranked 1-loss team, sitting at No. 6 for the second consecutive week. Indiana jumped the Crimson Tide while Texas fell to No. 7 after losing to Oklahoma.
The SEC had 11 total teams receive votes this week including nine in the top 25. This week’s AP rankings included:
- No. 1 Georgia
- No. 6 Alabama
- No. 7 Texas
- No. 9 Ole Miss
- No. 13 Missouri
- No. 14 Tennessee
- No. 15 Kentucky
- No. 16 Mississippi State
- No. 22 LSU
There are three ranked matchups happening in conference play this weekend including the Third Saturday in October rivalry featuring No. 6 Alabama at No. 14 Tennessee.
Week 7 college football schedule in Alabama
It’s rivalry week for both our SEC schools but they are not the only ones with big games across the state this week. Here’s the full schedule:
- Tuesday, Oct. 13
- FIU at Jax State, 6PM | CBSSN
- Thursday, Oct. 15
- East Carolina at UAB, 6:30PM | ESPN
- Saturday, Oct. 17
- Grambling at Alabama A&M, 2PM
- Alabama State at Arkansas Pine-Bluff, 2PM
- No. 6 Alabama at No. 14 Tennessee, 2:30PM | ABC
- Auburn at No. 1 Georgia, 2:30PM | ESPN
- Troy at Louisiana, 4PM
- Abilene Christian at North Alabama, 6PM
- Mercer at Samford, 6PM
