Alabama Football finished at No. 5 in the final AP Poll of the 2022 season. The Crimson Tide moved up a notch on Monday when the 2023 Preseason AP Poll was released.
Ahead of Alabama’s No. 4 position were Ohio State at No. 3, Michigan at No. 2 and Georgia at No. 1.
The Bulldogs were ranked No. 1 by 60 of the 63 AP Poll voters. The only other first-place votes went to Michigan with two and Ohio State with one.
LSU was ranked No. 5, but the voting gap between the Bengal Tigers and the Crimson Tide was significant.