Alabama football survived Saturday night’s top-four matchup against Georgia at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Amounting to a 28-point lead into the second half, the Crimson Tide lost its lead in the final three minutes, but stormed back on a 75-yard touchdown pass from Jalen Milroe to Ryan Williams, sealing the 41-34 win with an interception by freshman cornerback Zabien Brown.
Ryan Williams is only 17, but he played like a man to lift Alabama football past Georgia
In Kalen DeBoer’s first ranked game as Alabama coach, the Crimson Tide lived up to the spectacle. And hours after the win, Alabama found itself near the top of college football.
Alabama rankings update
After a Week 5 win against Georgia, Alabama is the No. 2 team in the US LBM Coaches Poll, nine points behind No. 1 Texas. The Crimson Tide received 19 first-place votes after having none heading into Week 5 against Georgia.
The Crimson Tide is one of nine SEC teams in the latest Coaches Poll along with the Longhorns, No. 4 Tennessee, No. 5 Georgia, No. 9 Missouri, No. 11 Ole Miss, No. 12 LSU, No. 17 Oklahoma and No. 21 Texas A&M.
College football rankings, Week 6
US LBM Coaches Poll
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Texas (29)
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Alabama (19)
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Ohio State (7)
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Tennessee
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Georgia
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Oregon
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Penn State
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Miami
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Missouri
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Michigan
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Ole Miss
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LSU
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Notre Dame
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Clemson
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USC
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Iowa State
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Oklahoma
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Utah
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BYU
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Kansas State
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Texas A&M
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Louisville
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UNLV
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Indiana
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Illinois
Others receiving votes
Boise State 103; Pittsburgh 51; Arizona 44; Rutgers 35; Iowa 29; James Madison 25; Duke 22; Kentucky 17; Oklahoma State 15; SMU 14; Nebraska 12; Navy 9; Colorado 9; Boston College 6; Army West Point 3; UCF 2; Liberty 2; Tulane 1; South Carolina 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 6 rankings?
