Alabama football saw a bump in the coaches top 25 poll released on Sunday. UA is ranked eighth, up two spots from a week ago, and tied with Texas.

Each team is assigned a numerical value attached to its ranking and both the Longhorns and Tide earned 1,078 votes. The electorate includes coaches around the country, including Nick Saban and Auburn’s Hugh Freeze. At least voter placed Alabama as high as third.

Week 7 featured a handful of ranked teams losing while the Crimson Tide won its fifth straight game. Alabama (6-1, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) outlasted Arkansas for a 24-21 victory.

Alabama started well, mounting a 21-6 lead over the Razorbacks. But a slouching offense and untimely penalties allowed Arkansas to make it an interesting finish for the homecoming crowd.

Georgia remained in the top spot, earning all 58 first-place votes. The top four remained the same — Michigan, Ohio State, Florida State — and Washington climbed to No. 5 after beating then-No. 8 Oregon (now 11th).

The Tide’s next opponent, Tennessee, was ranked 15th after beating Texas A&M, 20-13. Alabama’s only future-ranked opponent is No. 19 LSU. Kentucky dropped out of the voting following a loss to Missouri.

The Associated Press top 25 poll will be released later this afternoon.

This post will be updated.

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