The Alabama Crimson Tide took down No 12 Ole Miss yesterday in dominant fashion, scoring 42 points and limiting one of the strongest offenses in the nation to 21.
Numerous top-10 teams lost yesterday, which furthered the gap between the rest of the country and the top two spots, which belong to Alabama and Georgia.
The Bulldogs defeated No. 8 Arkansas at home by shutting them out and scoring easily, which led the nation to ask whether Alabama’s No. 1 spot was in jeopardy.
ESPN released power rankings following Week 5 of college football action, and the Crimson Tide remained on top.
1. Alabama Crimson Tide (5-0)
“Don’t look now but Alabama’s defense might be back. Ole Miss entered Tuscaloosa with arguably the best offense and the best quarterback in college football, and came away with next to nothing,” writes Alex Scarborough. “Lane Kiffin’s Rebels didn’t find the end zone until the third quarter, and by then the game was well in hand. Phil Mathis, Will Anderson and the Bama front seven shut down the Ole Miss running game and made quarterback Matt Corral work for everything he got, which wasn’t much. Throw in the hard-nosed running of Brian Robinson and it looked like an old-school victory for Alabama.”
Georgia remains in the two spot.
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