Alabama starts the season ranked No. For those unfamiliar, the Coaches Poll is a weekly ranking during the season voted on by current FBS head coaches. They are the sixth ranked team in the SEC behind Georgia, Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Ole Miss. Alabama was also ranked sixth in the SEC preseason media poll that was released during SEC Media Days in late July, which is also the lowest projected finish Alabama has had within the conference since 2008. 2 respectively, with Notre Dame, Indiana and Miami joining the formerly mentioned SEC schools in the top 10.