After suffering an upset loss to Florida State, Alabama dropped 13 spots in the Week 2 release of the 2025 AP college football rankings. The Crimson Tide entered the year ranked No. 8, but will make their home opener against ULM at No. 21.

The Tide certainly deserved a demotion, but they dropped more than any other team in the rankings. No other team fell more than six spots, although Kansas State and Boise State were removed from the rankings entirely.

Alabama showed many holes in the loss on both sides of the ball. New quarterback Ty Simpson displayed great chemistry with senior wideout Germie Bernard, but that was almost all the offense the team produced. Bernard accounted for 146 of Simpson's 254 passing yards while Alabama managed just 3.0 yards per carry on the ground.

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