Alabama football is back on the winning side against Vanderbilt .
One season after losing to the Commodores on the road as more than a three-touchdown favorite, the Crimson Tide dominated Vanderbilt at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 4, winning 30-14 in a top-25 SEC grudge match.
And with a win against a top-25 Vanderbilt team , Alabama continues its rise up the college football ranks.
Alabama landed at No. 8 in Week 7 of the US LBM Coaches Poll. The Crimson Tide remains behind teams such as No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 7 Indiana and ahead of Georgia, Texas Tech and LSU .
Alabama is the highest-ranked team with a loss in the latest Coaches Poll, moving up three spots from last week.
Alabama is one of 10 SEC teams ranked in the latest poll along with No. 4 Ole Miss , No. 5 Texas A&M, No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 9 Georgia, No. 11 LSU, No. 12 Tennessee , No. 14 Missouri , No. 19 Texas and No. 20 Vanderbilt.
Alabama is also No. 8 in the latest AP poll, and is the highest-ranked team with a loss.
No. 8 Alabama will travel to Columbia to face No. 14 Missouri at 11 a.m. CT Oct. 11 on ABC.
Here's the full Coaches Poll rankings for Week 7:
College football rankings: Week 7
US LBM Coaches Poll
Miami
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Indiana
Alabama
Georgia
Texas Tech
LSU
Tennessee
Missouri
Notre Dame
Texas
Vanderbilt
Iowa State
Arizona State
Others receiving votes
Utah 134; Florida State 93; Cincinnati 70; South Florida 65; North Texas 28; Navy 26; Washington 25; USC 23; UNLV 21; Nebraska 17; TCU 15; Old Dominion 13; Louisville 10; Tulane 8; Duke 7; Auburn 7; Iowa 5; SMU 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.
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