The Tide is not ranked No. 2, but would be favored over Oklahoma State and Stanford.
Alabama [19] had to drop in the polls after its 9-6 overtime loss in Tuscaloosa to LSU [20]. But how far?
Links:
[1] http://www.athlonsports.com/college-football/alabama-gets-nod-nation%E2%80%99s-second-best-team
[2] http://www.athlonsports.com/category/section/college-football
[3] http://www.athlonsports.com/category/cfb-conferences/mountain-west
[4] http://www.athlonsports.com/category/cfb-conferences/sec
[5] http://www.athlonsports.com/category/cfb-players/andrew-luck
[6] http://www.athlonsports.com/category/cfb-players/courtney-upshaw
[7] http://www.athlonsports.com/category/cfb-players/donta-hightower
[8] http://www.athlonsports.com/category/cfb-players/dre-kirkpatrick
[9] http://www.athlonsports.com/category/cfb-players/mark-barron
[10] http://www.athlonsports.com/category/cfb-players/trent-richardson
[11] http://www.athlonsports.com/category/cfb-teams/alabama-crimson-tide
[12] http://www.athlonsports.com/category/cfb-teams/boise-state-broncos
[13] http://www.athlonsports.com/category/cfb-teams/lsu-tigers
[14] http://www.athlonsports.com/category/cfb-teams/oklahoma-state-cowboys
[15] http://www.athlonsports.com/category/cfb-teams/stanford-cardinal
[16] http://www.athlonsports.com/category/miscellaneous/bcs
[17] http://www.athlonsports.com/category/miscellaneous/heisman
[18] http://www.athlonsports.com/category/miscellaneous/nick-saban
[19] http://stats.athlonsports.com/cfb/teamstats.asp?team=0073&report=teamhome
[20] http://stats.athlonsports.com/cfb/teamstats.asp?team=0076&report=teamhome