Alabama football returned to the win column in dramatic fashion Saturday.
The Crimson Tide survived a home bout with South Carolina , beating the Gamecocks 27-25 with two fourth-quarter touchdowns by Jalen Milroe and Germie Bernard , and a game-sealing interception by Domani Jackson .
After a college football Saturday that had losses to Ole Miss , Ohio State and Utah, Alabama remains near the top of the latest US LBM Coaches Poll ahead of a rivalry date with Tennessee at 2:30 p.m. Saturday from Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on ABC.
According to the latest US LBM Coaches Poll, Alabama has secured its second top-10 matchup of the 2024 season.
After the Crimson Tide 's win against South Carolina , Alabama remains at No. 7 behind No. 1 Texas , No. 2 Oregon , No. 3 Penn State , No. 4 Georgia, No. 5 Ohio State and No. 6 Miami.
Alabama is one of nine SEC teams in the latest poll along with No. 1 Texas, No. 4 Georgia, No. 8 LSU , No. 10 Tennessee, No. 14 Texas A&M and No. 15 Ole Miss , No. 16 Missouri .
No. 7 Alabama will face No. 10 Tennessee Saturday, one of three top-25 matchups next week along with No. 1 Texas vs No. 4 Georgia and No. 22 Michigan vs. No. 21 Illinois .
Alabama is No. 7 in the latest AP poll, while Tennessee comes in at No. 11.
Texas (53 first-place votes)
Oregon (2)
Penn State
Georgia
Ohio State
Miami (FL)
Alabama
LSU
Clemson
Tennessee
Notre Dame
Iowa State
Texas A&M
Ole Miss
Missouri
Illinois
Michigan
Army
Others receiving votes
Oklahoma 81; Arizona State 49; Navy 37; Utah 31; Vanderbilt 26; Syracuse 13; UNLV 12; Iowa 12; Texas Tech 9; Liberty 9; Washington State 8; Memphis 4; Louisville 4; James Madison 3; Tulane 2;
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.
This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: US LBM Coaches Poll: Where is Alabama football in Week 8 rankings?
