Alabama beat the Tennessee Volunteers for the fifteenth straight time on Saturday, coming away with a 52-24 victory against the Vols in Tuscaloosa.
While it wasn’t always pretty, the Crimson Tide had a strong showing in the fourth quarter to pull away and make the game unwinnable for the Vols late.
This performance, coupled with a poor showing from the Oklahoma Sooners against Kansas, helped the Crimson Tide gain some ground with the voters.
Here’s the Week 9 AP Poll.
| Rank | Team | Record | Points (No. 1 votes) |
| 1 | Georgia | 7-0 | 1,575 (63) |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 7-0 | 1,477 |
| 3 | Alabama | 7-1 | 1,417 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 8-0 | 1,383 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 6-1 | 1,311 |
| 6 | Michigan | 7-0 | 1,270 |
| 7 | Oregon | 6-1 | 1,165 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 7-0 | 1,160 |
| 9 | Iowa | 6-1 | 1,035 |
| 10 | Ole Miss | 6-1 | 1,034 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 6-1 | 922 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 6-1 | 849 |
| 13 | Wake Forest | 7-0 | 801 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 6-2 | 700 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State | 6-1 | 682 |
| 16 | Baylor | 6-1 | 513 |
| 17 | Pitt | 6-1 | 510 |
| 18 | Auburn | 5-2 | 481 |
| 19 | SMU | 7-0 | 473 |
| 20 | Penn State | 5-2 | 471 |
| 21 | San Diego State | 7-0 | 390 |
| 22 | Iowa State | 5-2 | 298 |
| 23 | UTSA | 8-0 | 235 |
| 24 | Coastal Carolina | 6-1 | 132 |
| 25 | BYU | 6-2 | 44 |
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