Alabama football will be at the center of the SEC world Saturday night in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Coming off its second idle week of the 2024 season, the Crimson Tide will face LSU at Tiger Stadium in a battle of two-loss SEC teams and widely viewed as an elimination game for the expanded College Football Playoff.
Alabama kicks off against LSU at 6:30 p.m. Saturday on ABC before dates with Mercer, Oklahoma and Auburn to finish the 2024 regular season.
Saturday's meeting with LSU will be another top-25 matchup for Alabama, the Crimson Tide 's fourth of the season, and its third in its last three games.
The first CFP rankings of the 2024 season will be released Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT.
Alabama appeared at No. 11 in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll over one week after the Crimson Tide's 34-0 shutout win against Missouri Oct. 26.
No. 11 Alabama will face No. 13 LSU Saturday. The Crimson Tide and Tigers are two of nine SEC teams in the latest Coaches Poll along with No. 2 Georgia, No. 5 Texas , No. 6 Tennessee , No. 12 Ole Miss , No. 16 Texas A&M , No. 22 Missouri and No. 25 Vanderbilt.
Oregon (53)
Georgia (1)
Miami (FL)
Texas
Tennessee
Notre Dame
Alabama
Ole Miss
LSU
Texas A&M
Clemson
Iowa State
Army
Kansas State
Missouri
Vanderbilt
Others receiving votes
Tulane 38; Louisville 38; South Carolina 33; Louisiana 27; Syracuse 24; UNLV 17; Arizona State 17; Minnesota 14; Iowa 13; Memphis 5; Illinois 3; Texas Tech 1; James Madison 1;
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 11 rankings?
