Alabama football was the victim of a major upset Saturday afternoon in Nashville.
Coming into FirstBank Stadium as the No. 2 team in the country, the Crimson Tide fell to Vanderbilt 40-35 , Alabama's first loss to the Commodores since 1984.
Alabama will look to turn the page at home against South Carolina 11 a.m. Saturday on ABC from Bryant-Denny Stadium. But it will try and do so not as the second-ranked team in the country.
Alabama fell five spots in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll to No. 7 ahead of Week 7.
Alabama is one of nine SEC teams in the latest poll along with No. 1 Texas , No. 4 Georgia, No. 8 Ole Miss , No. 9 Tennessee , No. 10 LSU , No. 14 Texas A&M , No. 16 Oklahoma and No. 18 Missouri .
Alabama is also No. 7 in the latest AP poll.
1 Texas (44)
2. Ohio State (11)
3. Oregon
4. Georgia
5. Penn State
6. Miami
7. Alabama
8. Ole Miss
9. Tennessee
10. LSU
11. Clemson
12. Notre Dame
13. Iowa State
14. Texas A&M
15. BYU
16. Oklahoma
17. Utah
18. Missouri
19. Kansas State
20. Indiana
21. Michigan
22. Boise State
23. Illinois
24. Pittsburgh
25. SMU
Others receiving votes
USC 102; Nebraska 68; Army West Point 36; Navy 26; Colorado 16; Kentucky 12; Arizona 12; UNLV 11; Texas Tech 8; Virginia 7; Washington 5; Liberty 5; Vanderbilt 4; Rutgers 3; Arkansas 3; Tulane 2; Louisville 2; Iowa 2; Syracuse 1; Arizona State 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 7 rankings?
