Where Alabama lands in preseason SEC football power rankings

 

How good will Alabama be in 2025, and will it be enough to carry them back to the College Football Playoff or the SEC Championship Game?

 

football analyst Paul Myerberg has made an early evaluation of the Crimson Tide and the rest of the SEC with just over a month remaining until the 2025 college football season kicks off.

 

In his preseason SEC football power rankings this week, the veteran college football scribe has Alabama at No. 3 behind Texas and Georgia — the two teams who met in last year’s conference title game.

 

 

 

“It won’t hurt to have slightly lower expectations and a somewhat softer spotlight on Kalen DeBoer and the Crimson Tide after winning nine games in his debut. Ty Simpson is expected to take over under center and will operate behind a very strong offensive line with plenty of weapons at his disposal. The defense is the best in the front seven. Overall, this is a very talented team capable of winning the SEC and the national title.”

 

Anything related to “lower expectations” for Alabama is highly debatable; expectations for the Crimson Tide are always high. That was true long before Nick Saban, as previous coaches at Alabama can attest all too well.

 

Still, Myerberg’s overall point is solid. Alabama does have playmakers — Ryan Williams being the most explosive on offense, with LT Overton, Tim Keenan, Deontae Lawson, Domani Jackson and others on defense — that could put them back in the SEC title game or even the national championship if things break their way.

 

Alabama football schedule 2025

Alabama will open the 2025 season against Florida State at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee on Aug. 30. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on ABC.

 

Aug. 30: at Florida State, 2:30 p.m., ABC

Sept. 6: vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 6:45 p.m., SEC Network

Sept. 13: vs. Wisconsin, 11 a.m., ABC or ESPN

Sept. 27: at Georgia, 6:30 p.m., ABC

Oct. 4: vs. Vanderbilt, TBA

Oct. 11: at Missouri, 11 a.m., ABC or ESPN

Oct. 18: vs. Tennessee, TBA

Oct. 25: at South Carolina, TBA

Nov. 8: vs. LSU, prime time

Nov. 15: vs. Oklahoma, TBA

Nov. 22 vs. Eastern Illinois, 1 p.m., ESPN+

Nov. 29: at Auburn, TBA