After sliding down the rankings for a few weeks, alabama football rose in coaches top 25 survey after some time win over Missouri Saturday. When the poll was updated Sunday, the Crimson Tide moved up one spot to No. 14.

The UA defense came to the fore on Saturday, stifling many of the Tigers’ chances led by backup quarterback Drew Pyne. Missouri dropped six spots to 23rd after its second loss of the season.

Alabama enters a bye week before traveling to Baton Rouge to face LSU. These Tigers also plummeted in the coaches poll after losing at Texas A&M.

LSU dropped nine spots to 16th in the rankings. The Alabama game will actually serve as the College Football Playoff playoff game.

The top of the coaches poll hasn’t moved much. Oregon remained No. 1, followed by Georgia, Penn State and Ohio State; Miami was in the top five.

Elsewhere in the SEC, Texas sits at No. 6 in the coaches’ poll, one spot behind the Tennessee Longhorns. Texas A&M moved up three spots to No. 11 and Ole Miss moved to No. 18.

Vanderbilt dropped out of the top 25 in the coaches’ poll after losing to Texas.

Coaches investigate the top 25 rankings

1. oregon
2. Georgia
3. Penn State
4. Ohio State
5. Miami
6. Texas
7. Tennessee
8. Clemson
9. Notre-Dame
10. Iowa State
11. Texas A&M
12. BYU
13. indiana
14. Alabama
15. Kansas State
16. LSU
17. Pitt
18. ole miss
19. Boise State
20. SMU
21. Army
22. Washington State
23. Missouri
24. illinois
25. Memphis