

The No. 11 Sooners (7-2, 3-2 SEC) visit the No. 4 Crimson Tide (8-1, 6-0) in this marquee matchup. Alabama has won eight straight after burying LSU, 20-9 out of its bye Nov. 8. Oklahoma shocked then-No. 14 Tennessee 33-27 before its week off Nov. 1.


The No. 11 Sooners (7-2, 3-2 SEC) visit the No. 4 Crimson Tide (8-1, 6-0) in this marquee matchup. Alabama has won eight straight after burying LSU, 20-9 out of its bye Nov. 8. Oklahoma shocked then-No. 14 Tennessee 33-27 before its week off Nov. 1.
The No. 11 Sooners (7-2, 3-2 SEC) visit the No. 4 Crimson Tide (8-1, 6-0) in this marquee matchup. Alabama has won eight straight after burying LSU, 20-9 out of its bye Nov. 8. Oklahoma shocked then-No. 14 Tennessee 33-27 before its week off Nov. 1.
The No. 9 seed Crimson Tide take another shot at the No. 8 Sooners in a College Football Playoff first-round game. Oklahoma won at Alabama 23-21 on Nov. 15. The Sooners and Crimson Tide are two of five SEC programs in the 12-team CFP field.
The No. 11 Sooners (7-2, 3-2 SEC) visit the No. 4 Crimson Tide (8-1, 6-0) in this marquee matchup. Alabama has won eight straight after burying LSU, 20-9 out of its bye Nov. 8. Oklahoma shocked then-No. 14 Tennessee 33-27 before its week off Nov. 1.
The No. 8 Sooners take on the No. 22 Tigers. Oklahoma leads the all-time rivalry series 67-25-5, but Missouri won the first meeting as SEC equals in 2024. Oklahoma has defeated then-No. 14 Tennessee and then-No. 4 Alabama on the road in November.
The No. 8 Rebels seek a bounce-back performance against the No. 13 Sooners. Ole Miss comes off a 43-35 setback to then-No. 9 Georgia on Oct. 18. Oklahoma put its Red River Rivalry loss in the rearview by beating South Carolina, 26-7 that same day.
| College Football Playoff Poll | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP VOTES | REC | PTS | TREND | |
1 Indiana Hoosiers | 0 | 13-0 | 25 | 1 |
2 Ohio State Buckeyes | 0 | 12-1 | 24 | -1 |
3 Georgia Bulldogs | 0 | 12-1 | 23 | 0 |
4 Texas Tech Red Raiders | 0 | 12-1 | 22 | 0 |
5 Oregon Ducks | 0 | 11-1 | 21 | 0 |
6 Ole Miss Rebels | 0 | 11-1 | 20 | 0 |
7 Texas A&M Aggies | 0 | 11-1 | 19 | 0 |
8 Oklahoma Sooners | 0 | 10-2 | 18 | 0 |
9 Alabama Crimson Tide | 0 | 10-3 | 17 | 0 |
10 Miami (FL) Hurricanes | 0 | 10-2 | 16 | 2 |
11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0 | 10-2 | 15 | -1 |
12 BYU Cougars | 0 | 11-2 | 14 | -1 |
13 Texas Longhorns | 0 | 9-3 | 13 | 0 |
14 Vanderbilt Commodores | 0 | 10-2 | 12 | 0 |
15 Utah Utes | 0 | 10-2 | 11 | 0 |
16 USC Trojans | 0 | 9-3 | 10 | 0 |
17 Arizona Wildcats | 0 | 9-3 | 9 | 1 |
18 Michigan Wolverines | 0 | 9-3 | 8 | 1 |
19 Virginia Cavaliers | 0 | 10-3 | 7 | -2 |
20 Tulane Green Wave | 0 | 11-2 | 6 | 0 |
21 Houston Cougars | 0 | 9-3 | 5 | 0 |
22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 0 | 9-3 | 4 | 0 |
23 Iowa Hawkeyes | 0 | 8-4 | 3 | 0 |
24 James Madison Dukes | 0 | 12-1 | 2 | 1 |
25 North Texas Mean Green | 0 | 11-2 | 1 | -1 |
| Associated Press Top 25 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP VOTES | REC | PTS | TREND | |
1 Indiana Hoosiers | 66 | 16-0 | 1650 | 0 |
2 Miami (FL) Hurricanes | 0 | 13-3 | 1584 | 8 |
3 Ole Miss Rebels | 0 | 13-2 | 1492 | 3 |
4 Oregon Ducks | 0 | 13-2 | 1429 | 1 |
5 Ohio State Buckeyes | 0 | 12-2 | 1378 | -2 |
6 Georgia Bulldogs | 0 | 12-2 | 1364 | -4 |
7 Texas Tech Red Raiders | 0 | 12-2 | 1232 | -3 |
8 Texas A&M Aggies | 0 | 11-2 | 1157 | -1 |
9 Alabama Crimson Tide | 0 | 11-4 | 1065 | 2 |
10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0 | 10-2 | 1049 | -1 |
11 BYU Cougars | 0 | 12-2 | 961 | 1 |
12 Texas Longhorns | 0 | 10-3 | 952 | 2 |
13 Oklahoma Sooners | 0 | 10-3 | 941 | -5 |
14 Utah Utes | 0 | 11-2 | 812 | 1 |
15 Vanderbilt Commodores | 0 | 10-3 | 623 | -2 |
16 Virginia Cavaliers | 0 | 11-3 | 603 | 4 |
17 Iowa Hawkeyes | 0 | 9-4 | 430 | 0 |
18 Tulane Green Wave | 0 | 11-3 | 404 | -1 |
19 James Madison Dukes | 0 | 12-2 | 399 | 0 |
20 USC Trojans | 0 | 9-4 | 378 | -4 |
21 Michigan Wolverines | 0 | 9-4 | 276 | -3 |
22 Houston Cougars | 0 | 10-3 | 270 | 0 |
23 Navy Midshipmen | 0 | 11-2 | 227 | -1 |
24 North Texas Mean Green | 0 | 12-2 | 191 | -1 |
25 TCU Horned Frogs | 0 | 9-4 | 125 | 0 |
| Amway Coaches Poll | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP VOTES | REC | PTS | TREND | |
1 Indiana Hoosiers | 62 | 16-0 | 1550 | 0 |
2 Miami (FL) Hurricanes | 0 | 13-3 | 1485 | 8 |
3 Ole Miss Rebels | 0 | 13-2 | 1400 | 3 |
4 Oregon Ducks | 0 | 13-2 | 1349 | 1 |
5 Georgia Bulldogs | 0 | 12-2 | 1269 | -3 |
6 Ohio State Buckeyes | 0 | 12-2 | 1265 | -3 |
7 Texas Tech Red Raiders | 0 | 12-2 | 1142 | -3 |
8 Texas A&M Aggies | 0 | 11-2 | 1091 | -1 |
9 Alabama Crimson Tide | 0 | 11-4 | 1050 | 2 |
10 Oklahoma Sooners | 0 | 10-3 | 946 | -2 |
11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0 | 10-2 | 901 | -2 |
12 BYU Cougars | 0 | 12-2 | 868 | 1 |
13 Texas Longhorns | 0 | 10-3 | 840 | 1 |
14 Utah Utes | 0 | 11-2 | 772 | 1 |
15 Vanderbilt Commodores | 0 | 10-3 | 602 | -3 |
16 Virginia Cavaliers | 0 | 11-3 | 567 | 5 |
17 Iowa Hawkeyes | 0 | 9-4 | 410 | 0 |
18 Tulane Green Wave | 0 | 11-3 | 369 | 0 |
19 Houston Cougars | 0 | 10-3 | 349 | 5 |
20 James Madison Dukes | 0 | 12-2 | 342 | -1 |
21 USC Trojans | 0 | 9-4 | 309 | -5 |
22 Michigan Wolverines | 0 | 9-4 | 276 | -5 |
23 Navy Midshipmen | 0 | 11-2 | 164 | 2 |
24 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 0 | 9-4 | 126 | -2 |
25 Illinois Fighting Illini | 0 | 9-4 | 123 | 0 |
The No. 9 Crimson Tide (10-2) and No. 3 Bulldogs (11-1) meet in the SEC championship game for the third time in five years. Alabama is 4-0 against Georgia in SEC title contests. The Bulldogs yielded a total of 22 points in the last three outings.
The Seminoles put 2024 in the rearview during this opener against the No. 8 Crimson Tide. Florida State went a forgettable 2-10 last year. Alabama turns to Ty Simpson at quarterback after Jalen Milroe was drafted by the NFL's Seattle Seahawks.
The No. 21 Crimson Tide limp home to face the Warhawks. Alabama had its streak of season-opening victories stopped at 23 games with a 31-17 setback at Florida State. Germie Bernard (ALA) registered a career-high 146 receiving yards in that contest.