Alabama football landed at No. 17 in the final coaches poll top 25 of the 2024 season. The Crimson Tide finished off Kalen DeBoer’s first season 9-4 after losing the ReliaQuest Bowl to Michigan. Five coaches left UA out of the top 25 entirely. DeBoer, also a voter in the poll, put his team a bit higher than the average.

After finishing the season 9-4 with losses to Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Michigan, the Crimson Tide was listed as the No. 17 team in the final US LBM Coaches Poll released Tuesday. In his final coaches poll of the season, Kalen DeBoer had the Crimson Tide a bit higher.

The 2024 college football season ended Monday night with Ohio State defeating Notre Dame in Atlanta. The Buckeyes finished as the unanimous No. 1 team in the final US LBM Coaches Poll of the season, which was released on Tuesday,

At the conclusion of each season, there are coaches that participate in a panel in which they provide a ballot with their top 25 rankings. One of the coaches that was a part of the panel this year was Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer.

Here’s what Kalen DeBoer’s career has looked like in his second seasons as a head coach ahead of heading into year two at Alabama.