The Alabama football team is No. 1 at being No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25
Alabama made its 106th overall appearance at the top of The AP rankings, which started in 1936, passing Ohio State for the most by any school.
Alabama received a season-high 54 first-place votes from the media panel in the Top 25 released Sunday, strengthening its hold on No. 1 over No. 2 Clemson. The Tigers, who started the season with 18 first-place votes, are down to six after hanging on for 28-26 victory at Texas A&M on Saturday night.
No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 Ohio State held their spots and Oklahoma moved to No. 5, edging past No. 6 Wisconsin. The Badgers received a first-place vote.
POLL POINTS
On Nov. 2, 2008, the day after beating Arkansas State, Alabama rose to No. 1 in The AP poll for the first time under coach Nick Saban. The Crimson Tide had not reached No. 1 in 16 years since winning the national championship in 1992.
Saban’s Alabama team has been No. 1 for at least part of every season since 2008, and 75 times overall. The Crimson Tide’s No. 1 appearances under Saban would rank sixth on the all-time list.
Coincidentally, the day after beating Arkansas State, Alabama broke the record for No. 1 appearances.
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