Where Does Alabama Rank in Week 2 Polls?

On Saturday night, the Crimson Tide scored 32 unanswered points in the second half to defeat Kentucky 45-17 in the Tide's 2026 SEC opener.

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Around the world of college football, No. 6 Oregon was upset by unranked Oklahoma State, No. 1 Ohio State blew a 20-point fourth-quarter lead to fall in Austin, Texas, to the Longhorns 24-23, and No. 11 Oklahoma fell to unranked Michigan on the road in Ann Arbor.

Safe to say, chaos erupted across the country, and the Crimson Tide did not go unaffected. Alabama was ranked No. 12 entering the weekend; where does the Crimson Tide rank following Week 2?

Coaches Poll

1. Texas
2. Georgia
3. Notre Dame
4. Indiana
5. Miami
6. Ohio State
7. LSU
8. Texas A&M
9. Ole Miss
10. Alabama
11. USC
12. Texas Tech
13. BYU
14. Tennessee
15. Penn State
16. SMU
17. Utah
18. Oregon
19. Michigan
20. Iowa
21. Oklahoma
22. Missouri
23. Houston
24. Washington
25. Virginia

Others Receiving Votes: Florida, Louisville, Boise State, Kansas State, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Duke, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Oklahoma State, Auburn, Western Michigan, Virginia Tech, UCLA, Tulsa, North Dakota State, New Mexico, Clemson, Wake Forest, Arizona

AP Poll

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

Others Receiving Votes: Washington, Florida, Boise State, Oklahoma State, Western Michigan, Tulsa, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, UCLA, James Maddison, Arizona, North Dakota State, Pittsburgh, Kansas State

No. 10 Alabama advanced to 2-0 and 1-0 in SEC play this season. The Tide's next game will come on Saturday, September 19, when it hosts Florida State. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC.

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_.