Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide football team began the 2021 season with a statement win against the No. 14 ranked Miami Hurricanes 44-13.
Alabama’s dominance was brought into question over the offseason, as the team lost some very important members on the field to the NFL, and a few coaches left to pursue other opportunities.
Well, the Crimson Tide that showed up against Miami seems even stronger than the 2020 national championship-winning team.
Week 1 of college football was a wild one, filled with upsets, close games and blowouts, all of which impacted the first rankings of the regular season.
Alabama is one of the only teams to not move on the list, as even some teams that finished the weekend with wins were dropped in the rankings.
Here’s how the full list looks as teams prepare for Week 2:
Full Associated Press Top 25 Poll:
(First Place Votes)
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Alabama | 1,571 (59) |
| 2 | Georgia | 1,507 (4) |
| 3 | Ohio State | 1,437 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 1,374 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 1,288 |
| 6 | Clemson | 1,231 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 1,136 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 1,070 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 1,045 |
| 10 | Iowa | 942 |
| 11 | Penn State | 908 |
| 12 | Oregon | 883 |
| 13 | Florida | 842 |
| 14 | USC | 789 |
| 15 | Texas | 683 |
| 16 | UCLA | 668 |
| 17 | Coastal Carolina | 384 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 376 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 359 |
| 20 | Ole Miss | 335 |
| 21 | Utah | 334 |
| 22 | Miami (Fl) | 229 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 222 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 198 |
| 25 | Auburn | 83 |
Dropped from the rankings:
No. 16 LSU, No. 17 Indiana, No. 20 Washington, No. 23 ULL
Others receiving votes:
TCU 80, North Carolina State 69, UCF 61, Liberty 57, LSU 57, Michigan 52, Oklahoma State 39, Indiana 37, Michigan State 28, Nevada 23, Kansas State 13, Louisiana-Lafayette 12, Brigham Young 10, Boston College 8, Ball State 7, Maryland 6, UAB 5, Arizona 5, Florida State 4, Kentucky 3, Army 2, Texas Tech 2, Appalachian State 1