After one of the most shocking losses in program history, people were quite curious to see how far the Alabama Crimson Tide would fall in the Week 7 US LBM Coaches Poll. Fortunately, the Tide were not punished too harshly for their loss as they only dropped five spots to No. 7 overall.
While Vanderbilt has been a historically bad program, they are still a Power 4 program and will be competing for bowl eligibility this year. The Commodores have looked like a much-improved team this year with a win over Virginia Tech and took top ten Missouri to 2OT earlier in the year as well. If not for a bizarre loss to Georgia Southern, they’d probably be competing for a spot in the Top 25.
Regardless, there is no excuse for an Alabama team to give up 40 points and lose to Vanderbilt. Even Nick Saban dropped a game to Louisiana Monroe in his first year, so I am not ready to throw in the towel on Kalen DeBoer yet. How Alabama responds in the following weeks will tell us a lot about the character of this team.
Here is the latest US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 6:
| Ranking | Team | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Longhorns | 5-0 | 1,364 (44) |
| 2 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 5-0 | 1,330 (11) |
| 3 | Oregon Ducks | 5-0 | 1,215 |
| 4 | Georgia Bulldogs | 4-1 | 1,174 |
| 5 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 5-0 | 1,163 |
| 6 | Miami Hurricanes | 6-0 | 1,085 |
| 7 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 4-1 | 1,035 |
| 8 | Ole Miss Rebels | 5-1 | 935 |
| 9 | Tennessee Volunteers | 4-1 | 856 |
| 10 | LSU Tigers | 4-1 | 839 |
| 11 | Clemson Tigers | 4-1 | 818 |
| 12 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 4-1 | 807 |
| 13 | Iowa State Cyclones | 5-0 | 695 |
| 14 | Texas A&M Aggies | 5-1 | 564 |
| 15 | BYU Cougars | 5-0 | 549 |
| 16 | Oklahoma Sooners | 4-1 | 541 |
| 17 | Utah Utes | 4-1 | 479 |
| 18 | Missouri Tigers | 4-1 | 473 |
| 19 | Kansas State Wildcats | 4-1 | 360 |
| 20 | Indiana Hoosiers | 6-0 | 358 |
| 21 | Michigan Wolverines | 4-2 | 224 |
| 22 | Boise State Broncos | 4-1 | 213 |
| 23 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 4-1 | 179 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 5-0 | 170 |
| 25 | SMU Mustangs | 5-1 | 123 |
Schools dropped out
No. 15 USC; No. 22 Louisville; No. 23 UNLV
Others receiving votes
USC 102; Nebraska 68; Army West Point 36; Navy 26; Colorado 16; Kentucky 12; Arizona 12; UNLV 11; Texas Tech 8; Virginia 7; Washington 5; Liberty 5; Vanderbilt 4; Rutgers 3; Arkansas 3; Tulane 2; Louisville 2; Iowa 2; Syracuse 1; Arizona State 1
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