Alabama moves to No. 4 in the Coaches Poll and AP Top 25

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It didn’t take long for Alabama to get back into the top four as the Crimson Tide secured the No. 4 spot in both the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll rankings following its 49-9 victory over Mississippi State.

The Crimson Tide was previously slated in the No. 5 spot going into its game against the Bulldogs but thanks to the dominating win along with Iowa’s loss to unranked Purdue aided Nick Saban’s team back in the playoff picture.

The SEC was represented by six teams in both the Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 which was tied for the lead with the Big Ten.

Below is the full AP Top 25:

1. Georgia
2. Cincinnati
3. Oklahoma
4. Alabama
5. Ohio State
6. Michigan
7. Penn State
8. Oklahoma State
9. Michigan State
10. Oregon
11. Iowa
12. Ole Miss
13. Notre Dame
14. Coastal Carolina
15. Kentucky
16. Wake Forest
17. Texas A&M
18. North Carolina State
19. Auburn
20. Baylor
21. SMU
22. San Diego State
23. Pittsburgh
24. UTSA
25. Purdue

Below is the full Coaches Poll rankings:

1. Georgia
2. Oklahoma
3. Cincinnati
4. Alabama
5. Ohio State
6. Michigan
7. Michigan State
8. Penn State
9. Oklahoma State
10. Oregon
11. Iowa
12. Ole Miss
13. Notre Dame
14. Kentucky
15. Wake Forest
16. Coastal Carolina
17. Texas A&M
18. North Carolina State
19. SMU
20. Baylor
21. San Diego State
22. Auburn
23. Pittsburgh
24. Clemson
25. UTSA

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Patrick Dowd is a Reporter for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can follow him on Twitter, via Pat_Dowd77