Alabama ranked No. 5 in 2024 preseason AP Poll

The Alabama Crimson Tide were ranked as the No. 5 team in the country to begin the 2024 season according to the preseason AP Top 25 Poll, which was released Monday afternoon.

This is the same ranking that the Crimson Tide held in the US LBM Coaches Poll, which was released last Monday afternoon.

Alongside the Crimson Tide, there were eight other SEC teams ranked within the preseason Top 25, headlined by Georgia at No. 1. Alabama also received 1,260 total points to be ranked fifth, but did not receive any first place votes.

The remainder of the 2024 preseason AP Top 25 Poll is as follows:

Ranking Team Points

1 Georgia Bulldogs 1,532 (46)

2 Ohio State Buckeyes 1,490 (15)

3 Oregon Ducks 1,403 (1)

4 Texas Longhorns 1,386

5 Alabama Crimson Tide 1,260

6 Ole Miss Rebels 1,189

7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 1,122

8 Penn State Nittany Lions 1,060

9 Michigan Wolverines 995

10 Florida State Seminoles 971

11 Missouri Tigers 927

12 Utah Utes 887

13 LSU Tigers 804

14 Clemson Tigers 689

15 Tennessee Volunteers 629

16 Oklahoma Sooners 566

17 Oklahoma State Cowboys 538

18 Kansas State Wildcats 526

19 Miami Hurricanes 492

20 Texas A&M Aggies 292

21 Arizona Wildcats 237

22 Kansas Jayhawks 231

23 USC Trojans 172

24 North Carolina State Wolfpack 171

25 Iowa Hawkeyes 140

Others Receiving Votes

Louisville 111, Virginia Tech 77, Boise St. 47, SMU 33, Iowa St. 33, Liberty 32, Washington 23, West Virginia 17, Memphis 16, Nebraska 16, Wisconsin 15, UTSA 6, Tulane 5, Appalachian St. 4, Kentucky 3, Auburn 2, Colorado 1.