Follow-Up: Alabama Beats Texas A&M 31-20 as ESPN FPI Ranks the Crimson Tide No. 5 in the Nation
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — In a game played on the afternoon of October 25 at Bryant-Denny Stadium, the University of Alabama Crimson Tide outscored Texas A&M 14-0 in the fourth quarter to come from behind for a 31-20 win, improving to 6-2 on the season.
The ESPN college football Football Power Index released on October 26 shows Alabama rising from sixth last week to fifth in the nation, with a rating of 24.5 points. The team now enters its bye week, and its next game is on November 7 on the road against Louisiana State University.
ESPN's projections also give Alabama a 62.8% chance of reaching the College Football Playoff and a 15.9% chance of winning the Southeastern Conference championship.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：塔斯卡卢萨的布莱恩特-丹尼体育场。照片：Ken Lund，CC BY-SA 2.0，经维基共享资源。 / Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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