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Where Alabama football ranks in preseason US LBM Coaches Poll
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Alabama football is ranked No. 5 in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll that was released on Monday. The Crimson Tide received 1,077 total points.
The Crimson Tide finished the 2023 season in the same spot — No. 5 — in the coaches poll. Alabama is one of nine SEC schools included in the coaches poll, which is the most amount of SEC teams ever ranked in the preseason poll. There previously had been nine SEC schools in the coaches poll, but it was during the 2015 regular season.
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Georgia was voted No. 1 overall with 46 first-place votes. New SEC foe Texas is the only other SEC team above Alabama in the coaches poll, sitting in the No. 4 spot. Defending champion Michigan is ranked No. 8, making it the lowest defending champion since Auburn in 2011. The other remaining SEC teams on the coaches poll are Ole Miss (No. 6), Missouri (No. 11), LSU (No. 12), Tennessee (No. 15), Oklahoma (No. 16) and Texas A&M (No. 20).
Kalen DeBoer is entering his first season leading the Crimson Tide, taking over for coach Nick Saban following his retirement in January. DeBoer brought nearly an entirely new staff with him to Tuscaloosa, consisting of offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan and defensive coordinator Kane Wommack.
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Preseason US LBM Coaches Poll
The US LBM preseason coaches poll Top 25 with team's records FROM LAST SEASON in parentheses, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last year's final poll and first-place votes received.
| Rank |
School (record) |
Points |
Last season's final rank |
First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Georgia (13-1) |
1,364 |
3 |
46 |
| 2 |
Ohio State (11-2) |
1,302 |
10 |
7 |
| 3 |
Oregon (12-2) |
1,228 |
7 |
0 |
| 4 |
Texas (12-2) |
1,223 |
4 |
1 |
| 5 |
Alabama (12-2) |
1,077 |
5 |
0 |
| 6 |
Mississippi (11-2) |
1,019 |
9 |
0 |
| 7 |
Notre Dame (10-3) |
969 |
14 |
0 |
| 8 |
Michigan (15-0) |
944 |
1 |
1 |
| 9 |
Penn State (10-3) |
889 |
13 |
0 |
| 10 |
Florida State (13-1) |
867 |
6 |
0 |
| 11 |
Missouri (11-2) |
808 |
8 |
0 |
| 12 |
LSU (10-3) |
742 |
12 |
0 |
| 13 |
Utah (8-5) |
665 |
NR |
0 |
| 14 |
Clemson (9-4) |
657 |
20 |
0 |
| 15 |
Tennessee (9-4) |
621 |
17 |
0 |
| 16 |
Oklahoma (10-3) |
609 |
15 |
0 |
| 17 |
Kansas State (9-4) |
416 |
19 |
0 |
| 18 |
Oklahoma State (10-4) |
359 |
16 |
0 |
| 19 |
Miami (Fla.) (7-6) |
292 |
NR |
0 |
| 20 |
Texas A&M (7-6) |
273 |
NR |
0 |
| 21 |
Arizona (10-3) |
230 |
11 |
0 |
| 22 |
North Carolina State (9-4) |
216 |
21 |
0 |
| 23 |
Southern California (8-5) |
199 |
NR |
0 |
| 24 |
Kansas (9-4) |
186 |
23 |
0 |
| 25 |
Iowa (10-4) |
148 |
21 |
0 |
Dropped out:No. 2 Washington (14-1); No. 18 Louisville (10-4); No. 24 SMU (11-3); No. 25 West Virginia (9-4). Others receiving votes:Washington (14-1) 123; Louisville (10-4) 95; Virginia Tech (7-6) 64; SMU (11-3) 47; Memphis (10-3) 44; Boise State (8-6) 30; Auburn (6-7) 25; West Virginia (9-4) 22; Wisconsin (7-6) 17; Iowa State (7-6) 15; Liberty (13-1) 15; Kentucky (7-6) 12; Florida (5-7) 11; South Carolina (5-7) 10; North Carolina (8-5) 6; Maryland (8-5) 5; UNLV (9-5) 5; Central Florida (6-7) 4; Texas Tech (7-6) 4; Texas-San Antonio (9-4) 3; Appalachian State (9-5) 2; Colorado (4-8) 2; Nebraska (5-7) 2; Texas State (8-5) 2; Tulane (11-3) 2; Air Force (9-4) 1; James Madison (11-2) 1; Miami (Ohio) (11-3) 1; Syracuse (6-7) 1; Troy (11-3) 1.
This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Where Alabama football ranks in preseason US LBM Coaches Poll
