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AFCA Coaches' Poll: Texas Takes Over Top Spot As 'Bama Rises To No. 2

September 29, 2024 by CollegeFootballPoll.com Staff and AFCA.com

Alabama built a 30-7 halftime lead in their top five showdown against Georgia, but the Bulldogs roared back in the second half, scoring 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to take a 34-33 lead with 2:31 left to go in the game. Thirteen seconds later, Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe hit Ryan Williams for a 75-yard touchdown pass and the Crimson Tide held on for a 41-34 victory.

With the win, Alabama moves up to No. 2 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll while Georgia drops to No. 5. Texas now holds the top spot with 29 first place votes. Ohio State and Tennessee round out the top five.

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Rank School (1st votes) Points LW W-L
1 Texas (29) 1,339 2 5-0
2 Alabama (19) 1,330 4 4-0
3 Ohio State (7) 1,281 3 4-0
4 Tennessee 1,163 6 4-0
5 Georgia 1,153 1 3-1
6 Oregon 1,090 7 4-0
7 Penn State 1,062 8 4-0
8 Miami (Fla.) 981 9 5-0
9 Missouri 948 11 4-0
10 Michigan 792 12 4-1
11 Mississippi 743 5 4-1
12 LSU 725 13 4-1
13 Notre Dame 702 14 4-1
14 Clemson 671 15 3-1
15 USC 660 16 3-1
16 Iowa State 500 19 4-0
17 Oklahoma 470 18 4-1
18 Utah 408 10 4-1
19 Brigham Young 375 22 5-0
20 Kansas State 242 25 4-1
21 Texas A&M 198 24 4-1
22 Louisville 197 17 3-1
23 UNLV 180 23 4-0
24 Indiana 143 NR 5-0
25 Illinois 122 21 4-1

Dropped out: No. 20 Oklahoma State (3-2).

Others receiving votes: Boise State (3-1) 103; Pittsburgh (4-0) 51; Arizona (3-1) 44; Rutgers (4-0) 35; Iowa (3-1) 29; James Madison (4-0) 25; Duke (5-0) 22; Kentucky (3-2) 17; Oklahoma State (3-2) 15; SMU (4-1) 14; Nebraska (4-1) 12; Colorado (4-1) 9; Navy (4-0) 9; Boston College (4-1) 6; Army (4-0) 3; Central Florida (3-1) 2; Liberty (4-0) 2; South Carolina (3-1) 1; Tulane (3-2) 1.