Alabama Enters Top Four for First Time This Season

On Saturday night, inside Bryant-Denny Stadium, the Alabama Crimson Tide picked up its fourth win over a ranked opponent, taking down the Tennessee Volunteers 37-20, with fans lighting up cigars all across Tuscaloosa to celebrate the Tide's second revenge victory from last season.

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The win only boosts Alabama's resume, with the Crimson Tide defeating its fourth ranked opponent of the season. The four ranked wins are:

Georgia (24-21)
Vanderbilt (30-14)
Missouri (27-24)
Tennessee (37-20)

The wins continue piling up, and Alabama's ranking in the polls continues rising. Here is where Alabama sits in the latest USA Today Coaches' Poll and Associated Press Poll:

Coaches Poll

1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. Texas A&M
4. Alabama
5. Georgia+
6. Oregon
7. Georgia Tech
8. Ole Miss
9. Miami
10. BYU
11. Oklahoma*
12. Vanderbilt+
13. Notre Dame
14. Missouri+
15. Texas Tech
16. Virginia
17. Tennessee+
18. Texas
19. LSU*
20. USF
21. Cincinnati
22. Louisville
23. Illinois
24. Michigan
25. Arizona State

* Indicates future ranked opponent for Alabama
+ Indicated ranked opponent Alabama has already played

AP Poll

1. Ohio State
2. Indiana
3. Texas A&M
4. Alabama
5. Georgia+
6. Oregon
7. Georgia Tech
8. Ole Miss
9. Miami
10. Vanderbilt+
11. BYU
12. Notre Dame
13. Oklahoma*
14. Texas Tech
15. Missouri+
16. Virginia
17. Tennessee+
18. USF
19. Louisville
20. LSU*
21. Cincinnati
22. Texas
23. Illinois
24. Arizona State
25. Michigan

* Indicates future ranked opponent for Alabama
+ Indicated ranked opponent Alabama has already played

No. 4 Alabama will hit the road to take on unranked South Carolina next Saturday. The Gamecocks fell to Oklahoma 26-7 last Saturday.

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_.