Happy Tuesday, everyone. The Coaches’ Poll was released yesterday, and Alabama is listed third behind Georgia and Michigan. As Eddie Timanus of USA Today notes, that’s been a decent spot for the Tide in past campaigns.
Michigan will open the campaign at No. 2, its highest-ever preseason ranking in the coaches poll. The Wolverines didn’t receive any first-place nods but still finished a comfortable 21 poll points ahead of third-ranked Alabama.
The Crimson Tide experienced a rare playoff miss in 2022 but nevertheless picked up four preseason No.