10 Times Alabama has finished No. 1 in the final AP poll of the season, more than any other team. The Crimson Tide finished No. 1 in 1961, 1964, 1965, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2015. The AP poll started in 1936. Alabama has finished No. 1 in the final coaches poll of the season nine times, also more than any other team.