TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks 49-18 under the lights in Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday night. Second-year quarterback Keelon Russell exploded for the Tide with 365 passing yards and five total touchdowns in the Crimson Tide's victory. With the Tide's victory, Alabama rose another spot in both the AP and Coaches Poll after Saturday's victory.

 

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Coaches Poll

  1. Texas
  2. Georgia
  3. Notre Dame
  4. Miami (FL)
  5. Indiana
  6. Ohio State
  7. Alabama
  8. Florida
  9. BYU
  10. Texas Tech
  11. LSU
  12. Ole Miss
  13. Utah
  14. Iowa
  15. Oregon
  16. Mississippi State
  17. Tennessee
  18. USC
  19. SMU
  20. Houston
  21. Duke
  22. Penn State
  23. UCLA
  24. Michigan
  25. Missouri

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State, Kentucky, Boise State, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, Nebraska, Wake Forest, Louisville, Wisconsin, Cincinnati, Auburn, Washington, James Madison, Virginia, Texas A&M, Northwestern, North Dakota State, UMass, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Clemson, Arizona, UTSA, Western Michigan, West Virginia

 

AP Poll

  1. Texas
  2. Georgia
  3. Notre Dame
  4. Miami (FL)
  5. Ohio State
  6. Indiana
  7. Alabama
  8. Florida
  9. Ole Miss
  10. BYU
  11. LSU
  12. Texas Tech
  13. Utah
  14. Iowa
  15. Oregon
  16. Mississippi STate
  17. Tennessee
  18. USC
  19. Oklahoma State
  20. Houston
  21. SMU
  22. Boise State
  23. UCLA
  24. Kentucky
  25. Missouri

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin, Duke, Penn State, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, Michigan, Pittsburgh, Nebraska, Louisville, Cincinnati, James Madison, Arizona, Minnesota, North Dakota State, Northwestern.

 

No. 7 Alabama advanced to 4-0 and 2-0 in conference play with Saturday's 49-18 victory over South Carolina. The Crimson Tide will travel to Starkville, Mississippi, for a date with the No. 16 Mississippi State Bulldogs next Saturday, October 3.

 

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_.

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