The Crimson Tide rose to No. 18 in the coaches poll and No. 19 in the AP top 25. Alabama had been ranked No. 20 in the coaches poll and No. 21 in the AP top 25 following the Week 1 loss to No. 10/12 Florida State.

Josh Pate ripped the Week 3 AP Top 25 poll as “a joke,” citing Florida State’s ranking behind Texas and Vanderbilt’s snub. Oklahoma surged after beating Michigan, South Florida debuted, and Florida tumbled out as the SEC set a record with 11 ranked teams.

The third week of the AP Top 25 college football poll shows the Tigers just breaking through at No. 24, 5 spots below No. 19 Alabama who fell to No. 21 from their No. 8 spot after a season-opening loss to an unranked Florida State.

The first AP Top 25 college football poll was released Tuesday, following a chaotic Week 1. Week 1 featured a massive upset in Tallahassee, as Florida State took down Alabama, stunning the Crimson Tide,

Alabama is one of 11 SEC teams ranked in the latest AP Top 25 alongside No. 3 LSU, No. 6 Georgia, No. 7 Texas, No. 11 South Carolina, No. 13 Oklahoma, No. 15 Tennessee, No. 16 Texas A&M, No. 17 Ole Miss, No. 24 Auburn and No. 25 Missouri.

After a brutal loss during the opening week of the NCAA college football season, the Alabama Crimson Tide are currently in some serious trouble.