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Alabama

Crimson Tide · SEC

GIE rank
#10
of 138 FBS
Rating
1728
2026 Week 11
Record
6-2
2026 season
Proj record
9-3
12-game season

Head coach Kalen DeBoer Year 3 with Alabama

Year-3 HCs (2015-2024) averaged -0.10 W vs. preseason expectation

Season projection

2026 W11 · 10,000 sims
Expected wins
8.7
2.7 more wins in 4 left
Win range (90%)
7 to 10
Final rank (90%)
#15 (6–28)
Make playoff
46%
Win conference
8%

Path to glory

Their playoff probability after a win or a loss in each pivotal game. (Interactive toggles coming once the scenario sim finishes for this team.)

Alabama playoff probability by pivotal game result
Game Win Loss Swing
at LSU on road · Nov 7 · +96pp 99% 3% +96pp
at Vanderbilt on road · Nov 14 · +95pp 99% 4% +95pp

Schedule

Full 2026 slate. Tap a row for the matchup breakdown.

Schedule and results
Week Opponent Result or win prob.Result or win probability
Wk 1 Sep 5 vs East Carolina American Athletic Win, 48-10 Final
Wk 2 Sep 12 at Kentucky SEC Win, 45-17 Final
Wk 3 Sep 19 vs Florida State ACC Win, 50-36 Final
Wk 4 Sep 26 vs South Carolina SEC Win, 49-18 Final
Wk 5 Oct 3 at Mississippi State SEC Win, 56-23 Final
Wk 6 Oct 10 vs Georgia SEC Loss, 17-20 Final
Wk 7 Oct 17 at Tennessee SEC Loss, 10-26 Final
Wk 8 Oct 24 vs Texas A&M SEC Win, 31-20 Final
Wk 9 Bye
Wk 10 Nov 7 at LSU SEC Win probability: 30%
Wk 11 Nov 14 at Vanderbilt SEC Win probability: 92%
Wk 12 Nov 21 vs Chattanooga Non-FBS No win prob.
Wk 13 Nov 28 vs Auburn SEC Win probability: 89%

Latest stories

  • Recap

    Alabama: 2026 Week 7 recap

    Alabama sits at 5–0 with a rating of 23, holding sixth place nationally and a 97% playoff probability according to GIE. Last week's demolition of Mississippi State (56–23) didn't move the needle in the model's assessment, suggesting the…

  • Recap

    Alabama: 2026 Week 3 recap

    Alabama sits at No. 13 after a dominant 48–10 win over East Carolina in Week 1, though GIE's rating hasn't budged from 17.6—a sign the model saw the result as expected rather than revelatory. The Crimson Tide's red-zone efficiency tells a…

  • Analysis

    Alabama holds 0 ELO points this week

    Alabama's rating sits at 1685 ELO, a figure that reflects a program in transition rather than crisis—but also not yet the kind of structural advantage the brand has historically carried into a season.

In the news

More coming. Per-team pages get the full treatment in Phase 3: current rating, season projection histogram, schedule with win probabilities, and live overlays on Pylon stream days. For now, this page exists so stories and news have a permanent home as content rolls in.

Returning production · 2026

34 score

  • Quarterback 10% (4/6)
  • Offensive line 42% (10/24) players
  • Skill (RB/WR/TE) 48% (18/34)
  • Front 7 (DL/LB) 27% (15/29)
  • Secondary 84% (13/23)
  • Special teams 18% (6/10)

Share of last season's production each unit returns. Higher means more continuity: 70%+ is healthy, 45–70% a normal rebuild, under 45% a major turnover.

Portal additions · 2026

−0.8 rating

21 proven transfers in, carrying the production below from their prior school.

Alabama incoming transfers
Player From Impact
Devan ThompkinsDL From USC USC 110
Noah RogersWR From NC State NC State 75
Caleb WoodsonLB From Virginia Tech Virginia Tech 49
Desmond UmeozuluLB From South Carolina South Carolina 35
Kedrick Bingley-JonesDL From Mississippi State Mississippi State 23
Josh FordTE From Oklahoma State Oklahoma State 18

Impact scores offensive skill additions (QB/RB/WR/TE) — prior-season production normalized within position (100 ≈ a 90th-percentile producer at that spot) and discounted for non-FBS competition, so a top back counts alongside a top quarterback. Defensive and O-line additions count as transfers but aren't box-score measurable, so they carry no impact score. The rating figure is this class's portal contribution vs. the FBS average, capped at ±2.5.

Situational efficiency · 2025

FBS percentile rank
  • 3rd-down conversion 37.1%
    51th — average
  • Red-zone TD rate 18.5%
    82th — strong
  • 4th-down aggression 45.8%
    86th — strong
  • Late & close 4.3 yds/play
    26th — below avg

Percentile is across all FBS teams with play-by-play data for the season. "Late & close" is yards per play in Q4+ with a one-score margin — a proxy for clutch offensive performance.