With seven SEC teams in the top 25, the conference is an absolute gauntlet. The Crimson Tide have an overall record of 29-12 but are even against conference opponents at 9-9.
After a strong three-game series sweep against Missouri, Alabama receives votes in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, but still aren’t all too close to cracking the top 25.
The Tide’s upcoming schedule is a tough one as they’ll travel to Baton Rouge to take on LSU and then head back to Tuscaloosa to play Vanderbilt. With roughly a month to go in the season, Alabama still has time to beef up its record.
A look at the full Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | LSU | 32-7 | 769 (27) | – |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 34-6 | 738 (1) | – |
| 3 | South Carolina | 34-6 | 725 (3) | +3 |
| 4 | Florida | 31-10 | 644 | -1 |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | 29-11 | 621 | -1 |
| 6 | Arkansas | 30-10 | 600 | -1 |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 26-12 | 551 | +6 |
| 8 | Stanford | 25-12 | 523 | +1 |
| 9 | Campbell | 31-8 | 454 | +3 |
| 10 | Virginia | 32-9 | 428 | -3 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 30-9 | 424 | – |
| 12 | Boston College | 27-12 | 403 | +5 |
| 13 | Connecticut | 29-11 | 394 | +2 |
| 14 | East Carolina | 29-11 | 366 | -6 |
| 15 | Texas Tech | 29-13 | 251 | +4 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 26-14 | 242 | +4 |
| 17 | Miami | 25-15 | 234 | +1 |
| 18 | Arizona State | 27-12 | 221 | +3 |
| 19 | Louisville | 26-13 | 207 | -9 |
| 20 | Dallas Baptist | 31-9 | 194 | +7 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 29-11 | 189 | +11 |
| 22 | Duke | 27-12 | 155 | +15 |
| 23 | Oregon | 26-12 | 118 | – |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 28-13 | 103 | – |
| 25 | Indiana | 30-11 | 84 | +6 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 14 Texas; No. 16 North Carolina; No. 22 UCLA; No. 25 Oregon State
Others Receiving Votes
Oregon State 80; North Carolina 74; Indiana State 52; Texas 49; Texas San Antonio 47; Florida Gulf Coast 29; Alabama 22; UCLA 18; Northeastern 18; Texas A&M 14; USC 11; Troy 7; Southern Miss 6; Georgia 4; North Carolina State 2; UC Santa Barbara 1; Oral Roberts 1; Maryland 1; Iowa 1