Alabama football was rewarded for its Saturday win over Auburn when the coaches top 25 poll and Associated Press media rankings updated on Sunday. The Crimson Tide moved back into the top 12, though the polls have on what the College Football Playoff committee chooses to do over the next few weeks.
After the Iron Bowl win, Alabama moved up two spots in both polls, settling at No. 11 in the coaches and AP rankings. The Crimson Tide was aided by both its win, and losses by Miami and Clemson.
South Carolina, which beat Clemson on Saturday, jumped two spots to No. 12 in the coaches poll and three positions to 13th in the AP rankings. Clemson fell five spots to No. 17 in the coaches poll and six places to No. 18 AP.
Miami lost to Syracuse, its second defeat of the season. The Hurricanes dropped to No. 14 in both polls.
Oregon remained No. 1 in both polls, following its win over Washington. After an upset loss to Michigan, Ohio State fell to No. 8 coaches, No. 7 AP, causing several teams to move up.
Texas jumped to No. 2 in the polls, while Penn State climbed to No. 3. Both of those teams will play in their respective conference championship games this coming weekend.
Notre Dame climbed to No. 4 in both polls after beating Southern Cal. Georgia, which survived a Friday night thriller against Georgia Tech, rounded out the top five, followed by Tennessee.
SMU was seventh in the media rankings, eighth on the AP poll. Indiana sat ninth in both, while Boise State took the final spot in the top 10.
