Alabama ranked No. 4 in preseason AP top 25

FILE – Alabama head coach Nick Saban paces as his team warms up before Alabama’s A-Day NCAA college football scrimmage, Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Saban says college football is not a business that operates like the NFL and warned that without more uniform rules on player compensation only the biggest spenders will compete for championships. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

by: Josiah Elmore

Posted: Aug 14, 2023 / 11:23 AM CDT

Updated: Aug 14, 2023 / 02:12 PM CDT

(WHNT) — With college football just 19 days away, the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 has officially been released.

The Alabama Crimson Tide enter the 2023 season ranked as the No. 4 team in the country behind Ohio State, Michigan and Georgia.

The Tide was ranked No. 3 in the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll which was released on August 7.

Alabama is coming off an 11-2 season in 2022, in which they won the Sugar Bowl against the Kansas State Wildcats. The team’s two losses came against Tennessee and LSU.

Now, the Crimson Tide is looking to bounce back in 2023. With Heisman-winning quarterback Bryce Young and linebacker Will Anderson Jr. both being selected in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft, alongside a number of other players in the later rounds – Coach Nick Saban has some holes to fill on offense and defense.

Saban also has a quarterback competition on his hands, as Jalen Milroe, Ty Simpson and Notre Dame transfer Tyler Buchner are still battling it out to see who will be the Tide’s starting QB.

The entire AP Preseason Top 25 can be found below: