Crimson Tide Ranked No. 8 in Initial AP Poll for 2025

Alabama finished last season ranked No. 17, the Tide's lowest end-of-season ranking since 2007, in the AP Poll. Alabama still has a lot of promise for the 2025 season, but the Tide came in ranked at its lowest preseason ranking since 2008.

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Alabama is officially ranked No. 8 to start the regular season, but is the third-highest-ranked SEC team.

Here is the full Preseason AP Poll:

1 - Texas
2 - Penn State
3 - Ohio State
4 - Clemson
5 - Georgia
6 - Notre Dame
7 - Oregon
8 - Alabama
9 - LSU
10 - Miami (FL)
11 - Arizona State
12 - Illinois
13 - South Carolina
14 - Michigan
15 - Florida
16 - SMU
17 - Kansas State
18 - Oklahoma
19 - Texas A&M
20 - Indiana
21 - Ole Miss
22 - Iowa State
23 - Texas Tech
24 - Tennessee
25 - Boise State

Other teams receiving votes include:

BYU
Utah
Baylor
Louisville
USC
Georgia Tech
Missouri
Tulane
Nebraska
UNLV
Toledo
Auburn
James Madison
Memphis
Florida State
Duke
Liberty
Navy
Iowa
TCU
Pittsburgh
Army
Colorado
Louisiana-Lafayette

Alabama's matchup against the Florida State Seminoles will officially be the No. 8-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide against the unranked Florida State Seminoles.

Wyatt Fulton is the Tide 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.