Mclean, Va., Oct. 12 Alabama narrowed the distance between itself and No. 1 Florida and No. 2 Texas in the USA Today Coaches college football poll.S
The Crimson Tide (6-0) increased its first-place mentions to five ballots in the poll released Monday, four more than last week but Alabama remained ranked No. 3. All of those first-place votes came from Florida (5-0), which lost the votes despite a win over former No. 4 Louisiana State.
Florida has 53 of the 59 first-place votes. Texas (5-0), for the third consecutive week, is No. 1 on one ballot.
