2018
Week 2
Alabama Crimson Tide
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Main Poll Voters
| User | Rank | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 3RDnKING | 1 | |
| 52hoova | 1 | They are who we thought they were! |
| A-Stu-Ute | 1 | They have a QB. Everybody be afraid. |
| AaronRodgers16 | 1 | |
| Acm0028 | 1 | |
| admiraltarkin | 1 | |
| alextoyalex | 1 | |
| AllHawkeyesGoToHell | 1 | |
| alsonamedbort87 | 1 | |
| atchemey | 1 | |
| aubieismyhomie | 1 | |
| bakonydraco | 1 | |
| bgr308 | 1 | After dominating Louisville in Orlando, Alabama has shown they are the best or close to the best team in college football this year. Dominated a Power Five team defensively and threw the ball really well behind QB Tua Tagovailoa. Next test for the Crimson Tide will be in Oxford against Ole Miss 9/15. |
| Bill3ffinMurray | 1 | |
| Blooblod | 1 | Little to no movement. |
| BlueSCar | 1 | |
| BobDeLaSponge | 1 | |
| BorisNumber1 | 1 | |
| BosskOnASegway | 1 | Duh. |
| boxman151515 | 1 | |
| Branzilla91 | 1 | |
| brobroma | 1 | |
| BrutonGaster77 | 1 | |
| buckeyes75 | 1 | |
| buttforaface | 1 | |
| cajunaggie08 | 1 | |
| CambodianDrywall | 1 | |
| captain_sasquatch | 1 | I know it was Louisville but Tua is legit. That offense is going to score at will on just about everyone this year. On top of that it's a Saban defense so do you really think there's a better answer here? |
| CarbonCamaroZL1 | 1 | No need for explaining. |
| Cassiyus | 1 | +1 |
| CertifiedSheep | 1 | |
| cfbguy | 1 | |
| CFSparta92 | 1 | |
| chceman | 1 | |
| Chris-P-Creme | 1 | |
| chrisb19 | 1 | Alabama looked like Alabama against Louisville, with both QBs performing well. It looks like it's now the Tua era, but Hurts as a backup is better than half the QBs starting in this league. |
| chweris | 1 | |
| cmdrcaboose2 | 1 | |
| CockADoodleBOOM | 1 | |
| conchobor | 1 | |
| coreyfra | 1 | |
| Corporal_Hicks | 1 | |
| d_mcc_x | 1 | |
| DafoeFoSho | 1 | |
| Daigotsu | 1 | |
| dan4223 | 1 | |
| DanNeverDie | 1 | |
| DarkLegend64 | 1 | -- |
| deadtofall12 | 1 | |
| DEP61 | 1 | |
| dicky_________seamus | 1 | The top three aren't changing until I have a reason. I really wish Alabama didn't have a dynamic QB. Also I don't care about Saban's comments. Let's stop talking about them. |
| DisraeliEers | 1 | |
| Disregardskarma | 1 | The best team in the Nation, great on defense, now completely unstoppable with Tua under center |
| djowen68 | 1 | |
| Dropbackandpunt | 1 | |
| eclectic_tastes | 1 | |
| Everythingpossible | 1 | |
| Extra_Excrement | 1 | |
| f0gax | 1 | |
| FellKnight | 1 | |
| Feral_Squirrel | 1 | |
| Fifth_Down | 1 | |
| flipadelphia17 | 1 | |
| flyingcrayons | 1 | |
| Fmeson | 1 | |
| G-Aardvark | 1 | |
| G-manP | 1 | |
| galacticdude7 | 1 | |
| GatorAndrew | 1 | |
| gbuntin | 1 | |
| GenialGiant | 1 | Alabama handily dispatched Louisville and retains their #1 ranking. |
| Ghost_of_Dude | 1 | |
| GilBrandt | 1 | Good god. They have always been good, but have always seemed to have just an average to above average QB that is elevated by the team around them. Tua seems special. Glad things are finally starting to break Alabama's way... |
| goblue10 | 1 | |
| Greflingorax | 1 | |
| grjohnst | 1 | |
| Hackasizlak | 1 | |
| HarbingerOfFun | 1 | |
| Harmbert_ | 1 | |
| hascogrande | 1 | |
| HelioOne | 1 | |
| Hey_Its_Roomie | 1 | Alabama appeared to have the most substantial win of the week. |
| Hobbes_121 | 1 | |
| hokies220 | 1 | Utterly choked the life out of Louisville, which we all pretty much saw coming anyways. |
| HUSKEROYAL | 1 | |
| I_am_bot_beep_boop | 1 | |
| icklebush | 1 | |
| itsabearcannon | 1 | |
| JCiLee | 1 | |
| JeromesNiece | 1 | |
| jlh2b | 1 | |
| jmac_21 | 1 | Week 2 poll is all about hot takes, so here's one: This might be the best Bama team we've seen. |
| jnoobs13 | 1 | |
| joebob431 | 1 | Nick Saban is a scary man, with scary players. Until they stumble, Alabama will always get early season #1 from me. |
| Johnnycockseed | 1 | |
| JonesUCF34 | 1 | |
| jshokie1 | 1 | Is there any doubt to this anymore? |
| kelling928 | 1 | |
| KingKliffsbury | 1 | |
| Knightro2011 | 1 | |
| laminak | 1 | |
| lebaronslebaron | 1 | |
| LEGEN--wait_for_it | 1 | |
| Lex_Ludorum | 1 | Louisville may turn out to be a poor comparison, but the Tide sure looked damn good. |
| Mario_Speedwagon | 1 | |
| mellolizard | 1 | |
| moistats_ | 1 | Alabama clearly showed that they are national championship contenders in a neutral-site game against Louisville. The Crimson Tide took the No. 1 spot of my poll since this win looks much stronger than Clemson's home win against Furman, an FCS team. As of now, Clemson is the biggest threat to Alabama since they have slightly more talent. |
| monkeymatt1836 | 1 | Alabama rolled Louisville 51-14 and continued their dominance in neutral site openers. This game was over before halftime, thanks to a brilliant performance of 12-16 for 277 yards, 2 TDs, and a rushing TD by true sophomore QB Tua Tagovailoa. The Tide totaled 519 yards of offense, allowed only 0.6 yards per rush, and totaled 11 tackles for loss. Alabama should be 12-0, or 11-1 at worst, going into the SEC Championship. |
| MrTheSpork | 1 | |
| myghtymouse | 1 | |
| Mythic514 | 1 | |
| nemoran | 1 | |
| nickknx865 | 1 | It's fairly obvious at this point that Alabama is the best team in college football, unfortunately. Louisville may end up being an alright team though, which is the scariest thing about it. |
| noahthearc | 1 | No Change. Alabama rolled through Louisville in expected style. |
| olmsted | 1 | |
| Our-Gardian-Angel | 1 | |
| owl_man | 1 | |
| PalmettoFace | 1 | |
| PaulWall31 | 1 | |
| PHubbs | 1 | They looked as absolutely dominant as we all expected them to look. |
| pileatedloon | 1 | |
| plannedsickdays | 1 | |
| Plneapple | 1 | |
| pmartin0079 | 1 | |
| Polarbear1914 | 1 | |
| puffadda | 1 | |
| PureCFR | 1 | |
| Quentanamo_Bay | 1 | |
| Rainbow_Beefcake | 1 | |
| Rakarei | 1 | |
| RatherBeYachting | 1 | I don't think I need to justify this one. |
| RegulatorRWF | 1 | |
| remwin | 1 | |
| retnuh101 | 1 | |
| RiffRamBahZoo | 1 | |
| royrules22 | 1 | |
| runujhkj | 1 | |
| ryker888 | 1 | |
| sasmith2015 | 1 | |
| ScarletFever333 | 1 | |
| SCRx | 1 | |
| SCsprinter13 | 1 | |
| seaotter2 | 1 | |
| ShogunAshoka | 1 | |
| SometimesY | 1 | |
| soonerfreak | 1 | |
| spsellers | 1 | |
| srs_house | 1 | |
| SSJRoshi | 1 | |
| standrew5998 | 1 | They beat Louisville the way they were supposed to and Tua looks exactly as good as he was supposed to. There are some things I could nitpick sure, but Alabama deserves to stay here until they show me why they shouldn't |
| strikersteve60 | 1 | |
| stripes361 | 1 | Tua fulfilled my expectations on Saturday, shredding Louisville's defense through the air as well as moving with his feet quite well and showing a bit of power in the run game. If he can keep up this level of play against elite defenses, Alabama will be on a different level than any other team. |
| studio_sally | 1 | 1.000 |
| surreptitioussloth | 1 | |
| T-nawtical | 1 | |
| T-Thugs | 1 | Reigning national champs laid a beating on Louisville.  |
| tallg8tor | 1 | |
| taloncarde | 1 | |
| TanzaniaMagic | 1 | |
| TaylorLeprechaun | 1 | +0 |
| tdeff19 | 1 | |
| Techwid | 1 | |
| teddythe3rd | 1 | |
| Texasagsman | 1 | |
| thegreendalegelf | 1 | |
| TheJeemTeam | 1 | 1/2 in Tier A: Looked dominant against a quality Louisville team |
| TheReformedBadger | 1 | |
| TheTeamCubed | 1 | |
| TheZachster | 1 | |
| Ticklebump | 1 | |
| TimeBroken | 1 | |
| tmart12 | 1 | |
| toocleverbyhalf | 1 | |
| TopheryG8er | 1 | |
| typicaliconoclast | 1 | |
| UNC_Samurai | 1 | Louisville had a 10% chance of winning until 3:10 into the game. Or to convert that for Cardinals fans, 12.667 Pitinos. But that game could have gotten out of hand a lot quicker, if DeVonta Smith had decided to handle it a better way. |
| uwbjb | 1 | |
| vanburen1845 | 1 | |
| WarEagle9 | 1 | |
| was_saying_boo_urns | 1 | |
| wazoheat | 1 | |
| WeenisWrinkle | 1 | |
| Wescat | 1 | |
| wesman212 | 1 | |
| woakley | 1 | Alabama won convincingly and were #1 last week for me. No reason to change here.  |
| xelphin | 1 | Showing up for week one and absolutely demolishing a decent P5 opponent is always going to work well, and is consistent of Alabama. Tua Tagovailoa also showed what he was made of, and could easily be a Heisman frontrunner. |
| Xtremeloco | 1 | |
| ya111101 | 1 | |
| BUSean | 2 | |
| bwburke94 | 2 | With that being said, Alabama is a clear #2. More like a #1b, actually. If Clemson falters, the Crimson Tide are in line to take the top spot. |
| Charlemagne42 | 2 | Louisville is now a fine red mist. But Auburn gets the nod because Louisville was already on the brink of crumbling. |
| corundum9 | 2 | |
| DarthYoda2594 | 2 | |
| Helifino | 2 | |
| Miami_da_U | 2 | Didn't change from Pre-Season. They should just start Tua all season. Dominated everything. No surprise when they eventually make the CFP. Honestly I don't even see them having a chance at a loss until November. Tier 1 team. |
| MonkeyPunch | 2 | |
| ndhuskerpower | 2 | |
| Pikachu1989 | 2 | |
| TDenverFan | 2 | |
| THECrew42 | 2 | |
| TotalEconomist | 2 | 137 |
| trumpet_23 | 2 | |
| ucieaters33 | 2 | |
| Wurst_Law | 2 | |
| BallSoHerd | 3 | |
| CoopertheFluffy | 3 | |
| LeinadSpoon | 4 | |
| orboth | 4 | |
| ToLongDR | 4 | |
| doormatt26 | 5 | |
| kdcoltred | 5 | |
| RobertNeyland | 5 | |
| W_Is_For_Will | 5 | At least Bama played a FBS team, and showed utter dominance. |
| 311polo | 6 | Dominated Louisville.  While I think Louisville will have a terrible year, Bama's domination earned them this.  They look like the best team in the nation, but those above them had better wins.  It's the results that matter. |
| DonnieNarco | 6 | |
| YellowSkarmory | 6 | Can you go back to not winning the title every year please? 37 point win here, and due to Minnesota's SOS factors they go above Minnesota too. |
| confirmd_am_engineer | 7 | |
| frumious88 | 7 | |
| Red261 | 7 | |
| ssnider23 | 7 | |
| dabul-master | 8 | |
| relax_on_the_mat | 10 | Dominating win over a solid G5 team on a neutral site. |
Provisional Poll Voters
| User | Rank | Reason |
|---|
Blue = Human
Red = Computer
Green = Hybrid
Bold = before the AP poll was published
Normal = after the AP poll was published
Red = Computer
Green = Hybrid
Bold = before the AP poll was published
Normal = after the AP poll was published