Alabama narrowly beat Texas A&M on Saturday night. The Crimson Tide narrowly extended its lead in the coaches poll over Georgia on Sunday morning.

Nick Saban and co. earned 35 first-place votes, up one from last week compared to the Bulldogs’ 18. The Tide won a battle of backup quarterbacks over the Aggies, 24-20. While Georgia stomped Auburn, 42-10.

Ohio State, Clemson and Michigan continued to round out the top five. The Buckeyes trounced Michigan State, 49-20, and again earned more top spots on some ballots.

Alabama overtook Georgia in both the coaches poll and Associated Press Top 25 last week. Its next opponent, Tennessee, beat previously-ranked LSU, 40-13, on the road and remained at No. 8.

Coaches poll

1. Alabama (35)
2. Georgia (18)
3. Ohio State (10)
4. Michigan
5. Clemson
6. Southern California
7. Oklahoma State
8. Tennessee
9. Mississippi
10. Penn State
11. Oregon
12. UCLA
13. NC State
14. Wake Forest
15. Texas Christian
16. Kansas State
17. Mississippi State
18. Syracuse
19. Utah
20. Kansas
21. Cincinnati
22. Kentucky
23. Baylor
24. Texas
25. North Carolina

Others receiving votes: BYU (82); Illinois (77); James Madison (70); Coastal Carolina (55), Florida (52), Tulane (32), South Carolina (21), Minnesota (14), Notre Dame (13), UCF (10); Maryland (8); Washington State (7); Texas A&M (7); Purdue (7); LSU (5); Liberty (5); Florida State (4); Pittsburgh (2); San Jose State (1).

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Nick Alvarez is a reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @nick_a_alvarez or email him at [email protected].