After spending the first five weeks in the No. 1 spot, Alabama dropped four spots to No. 5 in both the AP Top 25 and the AFCA Coaches Poll.
The Crimson Tide suffered its first loss of the season against unranked Texas A&M 41-38 thanks to a last-second field goal from kicker Seth Small.
Georgia claimed the top spot in both rankings after spending a majority of the season one spot behind the Crimson Tide. The Bulldogs took 64 of the 65 first-place votes in the Coaches Poll while receiving all 62 first-place votes in the AP Top 25.
Iowa was the team to claim one first-place vote in the Coaches Poll.
Below is the full Coaches Poll rankings:
- Georgia (64)
- Iowa (1)
- Oklahoma
- Cincinnati
- Alabama
- Ohio State
- Michigan
- Penn State
- Michigan State
- Oregon
- Kentucky
- Oklahoma State
- Notre Dame
- Ole Miss
- Coastal Carolina
- Wake Forest
- Florida
- Texas A&M
- Arkansas
- BYU
- North Carolina State
- Arizona State
- SMU
- San Diego State
- Clemson
Below is the full AP Top 25:
- Georgia (62)
- Iowa
- Cincinnati
- Oklahoma
- Alabama
- Ohio State
- Penn State
- Michigan
- Oregon
- Michigan State
- Kentucky
- Oklahoma State
- Ole Miss
- Notre Dame
- Coastal Carolina
- Wake Forest
- Arkansas
- Arizona State
- BYU
- Florida
- Texas A&M
- North Carolina State
- SMU
- San Diego State
- Texas
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Patrick Dowd is a Reporter for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can follow him on Twitter, via Pat_Dowd77
