Alabama ranked No. 2 in Associated Press Poll

College Football Playoff National Championship Presented By AT&T - Alabama v Clemson

SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 07: Tua Tagovailoa #13 of the Alabama Crimson Tide is pursued by Christian Wilkins #42 of the Clemson Tigers during the second half in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi's Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)Getty Images

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Alabama is in the exact same position it was at the conclusion of last season.

The Crimson Tide is ranked No. 2.

Alabama was slotted behind Clemson in the first Associated Press poll of 2019 and ranked ahead of Georgia, Oklahoma and Ohio State, who were No. 3, 4 and 5 respectively. The Tide is among four SEC teams ranked in the top ten.

It’s the first year the Tide didn’t top the preseason AP poll since 2015, when it began the year at No. 3.

Ever since then, Clemson and Alabama have battled for college football supremacy. And it looks like they will continue to do so this season.

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Rainer Sabin is an Alabama beat writer for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @RainerSabin

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