TUSCALOOSA, Ala.—Nick Saban has Alabama on top again.

The national rankings and SEC West? That’s old news.

Already No. 1 in the nation, Alabama emphatically reclaimed the premier spot in the state by overwhelming bitter rival Auburn 36-0 on Saturday to end a six-year Iron Bowl losing streak and fashion the biggest margin in the series in 46 years.

This is what it feels like to beat the Tigers, ’Bama. Even the normally stoic Saban promised he was celebrating inside—and in the privacy of the locker room with players and wife Terry.

“I’m happy, I re...

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