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2026 Preseason Alabama Crimson Tide Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
roguebandit1	3
eclectic_tastes	4
twitter_paulbd	4
BlueSCar	5
Darth_Ra	7
douchebagjack	7
manbeardawg	7
the_neverdoctor	7
Acm0028	8
chillmagic420	8
GeauxTri	8
halldaylong	8
jthomas694	8
spmartin1993	8
TaylorLeprechaun	8
vanburen1845	8
A_Rolling_Baneling	9
aggiebruin27	9
arbadak	9
bakonydraco	9
Blooblod	9
CptCheese	9
donbagert	9
IceColdDrPepper_Here	9
mthompson2320	9
noahthearc	9
PlactusTX	9
Pyromania1983	9
redrumsoxLoL	9	There are many question marks on who will step up on this roster, but their is a bunch of talent and the potential is there up & down the depth chart.
shifty1032231	9
smartkeg	9
Staind075	9
TimeBroken	9
Versigot	9	Ryan Williams is going to be 19 this season!
Zef_Apollo	9
ALStark69	10	-2
bretticus733	10
BUSean	10
Charlemagne42	10	Miraculously, 8-4 Alabama is the last team in the playoff despite an embarrassing Iron Bowl loss to a 4-win Auburn who had fired not only first-year HC Golesh, but also the interim HC they named to ride out the season. To the interim interim HC of the Auburn Tigers on November 28th, congratulations on the full-time role. We'll see you back on the carousel in 2027.
ColombianInIowa24	10
colton_97	10
DarkLegend64	10
djowen68	10
elnino550	10	The only positional group that can be completely confident in is their secondary which is likely the best unit in the country. The O line is a huge wildcard with no returning starters, but this was another great recruiting class and they will have to rely on them starting off hot. QB is a question too but the view seems to be whoever wins the starting job has very high potential.
grey_pilgrim_	10
jrich960608	10
JustAManAndHisLaptop	10
kflinderman	10
laprasrules	10
MemeofMemeJTG999999	10	End of Last Season: #11 (11-4) | Next Week: vs East Carolina | Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 @ Ole Miss
NotSoSuperNerd	10	67.97
outthawazoo	10
PalmettoFace	10
Pure_Protein_Machine	10
SIMBONEGTP	10
SwissArmyScythe	10
thescottula	10
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx	10	Imagine telling someone 5 years ago that Alabama would let Indiana drop 24 unanswered points on them in the playoffs. Crazy
Blazeth	11
CFBHurts	11
Ch-i-ef	11
Drexlore	11
ewolfy13	11
galacticdude7	11
Jakesnake42	11
Jerrywelfare	11
Laschoni	11
MainPeanut25	11	DeBoer will prove his caliber of coaching with a less talented roster than usual
Our-Gardian-Angel	11
Player_1_has_Joined	11
Xy13	11	Toughest Games - vs FSU*, vs UGA, @ Tenn, vs A&M, @ LSU. Avoid - TX, OU, Miss --- Coach KDB's recruiting was lacking for this year's recruiting class, but don't let that fool you. They already had a young team and focused most of their efforts on retaining talent.
BendrickLamar19	12
brucewaynewins	12
ch1l1_ch33s3	12
ChaseTheFalcon	12
Corgi_Koala	12
cvsprinter1	12
cyberchaox	12
Dropbackandpunt	12
EpicSchwinn	12	I think the new QB concerns are overblown, but I’m also concerned about their ability to roster last decade’s levels of talent in this era. I don’t think the boosters are quite there yet, and this year will go a long way and figuring out if their roster building strategy and DeBoer mesh.
fredmerc111	12
HelioOne	12
jbowen1	12
jjjoebox	12
jrluhn	12
Klaassy23	12
Longvols	12
malowry0124	12
mcdsmaster8824	12
OldCoaly	12
PSUMediaPA	12
redwave2505	12
Roscoe_Filburn	12
Sometimeswelose	12
SteemieRayVaughn	12
ThaCarter	12
True_Ad5324	12
UNC_Samurai	12
WarEagle9	12
Zloggt	12	I doth wonder how much longer it would take for Bama to FULLY reach that Nebraska level of accepting that it's never going to be same...
12panther	13
BananaBouquet	13
Bank_Gothic	13
Bereft13	13	Power: 13, SoR: 12; LW:
Buckeyes2010	13
budget_um	13
bwburke94	13	+12.27642736
Cars-and-Coffee	13
Chipsahoy523	13
Conn3er	13
dschinghiskhan	13
JBonkies	13
JeromesNiece	13
joebob431	13
KansasEF5Tornado	13	elo: 1945
Luigiatl	13
MahjongDaily	13
ManiacalBlazer	13
RiffRamBahZoo	13
seaotter2	13
skuhlke	13	(10-2)
titansfan174	13
Tornadohunter24	13
AJ_CC	14
BallSoHerd	14
CambodianDrywall	14
COLU_BUS	14
daredassdude	14
deadtofall12	14
Jay_Dubbbs	14
jonstark19	14
NyquillusDillwad20	14
one98d	14
penisthightrap_	14
Shion314	14
SlaminSammons	14
T-Thugs	14
texas2089	14
TheUltimate721	14	I honestly wanted to drop Alabama more, because Nick Saban is not walking through that door again, but the latter half of the poll is a lot less clear so I think them finishing on the bubble could be realistic.
TolkienFan71	14
udderlymoovelous	14
CommodoreN7	15
Corporal_Hicks	15
Doogitywoogity	15	I don’t know what to make of DeBoer and this version of Alabama. They don’t have too difficult a schedule with the Georgia, Tennessee, Texas A&M, LSU stretch being the only hard parts. But they also have to deal with Auburn in the iron bowl and let’s face it, everyone still brings their A game to beat Alabama.
dukemetoo	15
Lefunnymaymays4lief	15	Only Notre Dame has a better overall secondary, but Brown and Lee are likely the best corner duo in CFB. Unfortunately for the Tide there are questions for essentially every other position group on both sides of the ball. Russell or Mack could win this job, and it won’t matter if KDB still cannot find a way to run the ball when it matters.
SCsprinter13	15
SpadeRyker	15
SufferingfOrLife	15	Reasons I like them: Keelon Russell is a phenomenal young QB; the secondary is talented (Hubbard, Brown, Lee, Sabb, etc.). Reasons I dislike them: #90 in returning production, the running game is still a major question mark, and the O-line is still weak.
tdeff19	15
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	16
CRedds19	16
HideNZeke	16
PeteyNice	16
placid_salad	16
plannedsickdays	16
retnuh101	16
sgtshenanigans	16
bannista7	17
dubscurry30	17
ikindalikelemons	17	Do I think Alabama is a better team than #17? Yes, I do. Do I have any clue who their QB is? No, I do not. No named leader, no benefit of the doubt in my rankings.
Lex_Ludorum	17
lowes18	17	If Keelon Russell had come out of camp having taken the QB job by the horns I would have much more faith in Alabama this season. Outside of a loaded DB room, every other position feels too deficient for Alabama to compete for anything of note in 2026. Admittedly Russell's potential is the only reason I don't have this team lower.
Muffinnnnnnn	17
PattyKane16	17
Rakarei	17
tdoger	17
VerySeriousBanana	17
BosskOnASegway	18	1612.2 [-163.9] (#13 -> #18) ↓
grtgbln	18
Helifino	18
jalexjsmithj	18
owlalwaysloveyew	18
JustinMSU21	19
_fastball	20
monkeymatt1836	20
diehardcubforever	21
Justanother_0	22	Alabama has the highest floor and the lowest ceiling of any team in the SEC. They have serious questions at QB, their offensive line left a lot to be desired last year, and their run game was among some of the worst in the southeast. That being said, they still have some of the best talent across the board and Kalen DeBoer is a good enough coach to keep the ship steady. I don't expect a very remarkable season for the Crimson Tide this season, but they will still be a threat to those that they play.
Red261	23

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
MyAngelMiraidon	5	to
GenuineBoss	6
Klightgrove	6	For Keelon Russell to unseat Austin Mack raises confidence they will beat the lower expectations this season.
isrealball	8
jtsmd2	8
kevinsdomain	8
Midnight-Mustang	8
msonar623	8
dee3Poh	9
DownshiftGD	9
DwayneBaconStan	9
Flaky_Bit6733	9
LegionMammal978	9	[T1.] Group Score .500, Team Score 0.
NA_Faker	9
SomerandomIDFBfan	9
ted1995	9
666haha	10
alttabbins	10
baileyx96	10
BlueRFR3100	10
ChiTrojan2	10
Crelc3	10
Different-Salary2899	10
hiiightide	10
jtchr33	10	Was wondering if Alabama was going to be in my top 10 when putting this together, welp this is where the ended up. Hard to see them compete for the top, but I could see this season get ugly again really quickly.
LightningDusty	10
SportsCat4	10
Yechibaby09	10
bruhstevenson	11
buccaneerboy22	11
ceris13	11
civfan5843	11
DarthGlazer	11
DesignerClub1887	11
FrontRunner51	11
KansasChaser2021	11
Kareem89086	11
logace444444444	11
manbeqrpig	11
meristematic	11
MisguidedPassion	11
NebraskaPlainsman	11
noah_divine	11	whoever the quarterback for this team is (i think it should be Austin Mack, for the record) will probably have a very easy life with how talented the rest of the roster is.
OG_Felwinter	11
Ok_Significance_3803	11
PM_ME_YOUROUY_EM_MP	11
Rhizical	11
Yelich04	11
AllEliteSchmuck	12
ArlyntheAwesome	12
Billiam501	12
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY	12	0.813
Dan20698	12
dannykandy	12
fm22fnam	12
journey1986	12
Living_Human	12	19.67
Nervous_Metal_9445	12
Protoco2	12
Pure-Shirt-5831	12
Resolve-Opening	12
samtaylor92	12
Sflabuckeye13	12
TyRoland06	12
70277027	13
AoA_nB1	13	Alabama has one of the best defenses in the nation, but there’s uncertainty with Keelon Russell leading the Crimson Tide’s offense.
Elegant_Tiger6870	13
ElyxUW	13
epyoch	13
Front-Broccoli5957	13
gonshpreds1	13
grahamca	13
Hetoxy	13
iron_horseshoe88	13
josh55134	13
Kirkwood641	13
MajikSix	13
MWiatrak2077	13
PrideSax711	13
Rare_Bit5844	13
rt13wx	13
ValarMorghulis_17	13
WBLwiffleball	13
beckett929	14
bolts_win_again	14
JackWK_Gaming	14
loneSTAR_06	14
quantum_jedi	14
Repulsive_Rub6443	14
thehornedlamb	14
throwaway_6786	14
ndbfsu22	15
NoOutdoorSoup	15
Rishik01	15
RJTrey	15
SaguaroCactus19	15
bigred91224	16
JJones927	16
laxintx	16
myworld3	16
PsychologicalFox8660	16
SignificanceFirm2398	16
Yamiosum	16
538allspelledout	17
EL-YEO	17
Ethanol-Muffins	17	Don’t see Deboer doing great for Alabama expectations, 8-4 9-3 miss the playoffs and the fans who got used to Saban will be going crazy
mr_longfellow_deeds	17
National-Sundae9427	17
Star_Wars_Sith	17
TheBeekman8	17
bigheadsoftbody	18
geordieColt88	18
Impossible-Still-349	18
Real-Plant-5722	18
saquad69	18
d1sportsball	19	Starting Russell is a mistake IMO. I fear they may not realize that until its too late and I didn't like their portal
Salmon-Dude	19
Esb5415	21
BoilerUp28	22
ianmcmoney	23
Perryapsis	25

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