The highly anticipated Week 7 of the college football season certainly lived up to the hype, with Oregon holding off Ohio State in a clash of top-three teams, Alabama surviving South Carolina after a late onside kick recovery and LSU ending Ole Miss’s Playoff aspirations.
For the Crimson Tide, they move to 5-1 on the year and still sit in a great position to qualify got the SEC Championship. However, outside of the first half against Georgia, Alabama hasn’t always looked the part of a conference champion. Winning games in the SEC is difficult and they all count the same, but the Tide faithful are getting a little worried as it’s been ten straight quarters of sloppy defense and sub-par football.
Their following games are at No. 10 Tennessee, vs. No. 16 Missouri and at No. 8 LSU, so there is no more time for growing pains. Following Week 7 games, the latest US LBM Coaches Poll was released. Alabama stayed at No. 7 despite their struggle win.
| Ranking | Team | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Longhorns | 6-0 | 1,373 (53) |
| 2 | Oregon Ducks | 6-0 | 1,322 (2) |
| 3 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 6-0 | 1,220 |
| 4 | Georgia Bulldogs | 5-1 | 1,189 |
| 5 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 5-1 | 1,141 |
| 6 | Miami Hurricanes | 6-0 | 1,105 |
| 7 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 5-1 | 1,010 |
| 8 | LSU Tigers | 5-1 | 914 |
| 9 | Clemson Tigers | 5-1 | 904 |
| 10 | Tennessee Volunteers | 5-1 | 891 |
| 11 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 5-1 | 838 |
| 12 | Iowa State Cyclones | 6-0 | 823 |
| 13 | BYU Cougars | 6-0 | 686 |
| 14 | Texas A&M Aggies | 5-1 | 636 |
| 15 | Ole Miss Rebels | 5-2 | 524 |
| 16 | Missouri Tigers | 5-1 | 521 |
| 17 | Kansas State Wildcats | 5-1 | 472 |
| 18 | Indiana Hoosiers | 6-0 | 462 |
| 19 | Boise State Broncos | 5-1 | 373 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 6-0 | 340 |
| 21 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 5-1 | 231 |
| 22 | Michigan Wolverines | 4-2 | 223 |
| 23 | SMU Mustangs | 5-1 | 183 |
| 24 | Army Knights | 6-0 | 104 |
| 25 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 5-1 | 90 |
Schools dropped out
No. 16 Oklahoma; No. 17 Utah
Others receiving votes
Oklahoma 81; Arizona State 49; Navy 37; Utah 31; Vanderbilt 26; Syracuse 13; UNLV 12; Iowa 12; Texas Tech 9; Liberty 9; Washington State 8; Memphis 4; Louisville 4; James Madison 3; Tulane 2