▁champion ▁Florida ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁season ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁in ▁a ▁No .   1 ▁versus ▁No .   2 ▁match up . ▁With ▁both ▁the ▁conference ▁championship ▁and ▁a ▁ber th ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁B CS ▁National ▁Championship ▁Game ▁on ▁the ▁line , ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁defeated ▁the ▁G ators ▁ 3 2 – 1 3 ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁SE C ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁At ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁season , ▁Mark ▁In gram ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁He is man ▁Tro phy ▁in ▁Alabama ▁history ▁with ▁the ▁closest ▁margin ▁of ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁award ▁over ▁T oby ▁Ger hart . ▁The ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁then ▁closed ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 7 – 2 1 ▁victory ▁over ▁Texas ▁to ▁finish ▁a ▁perfect ▁ 1 4 - 0 ▁and ▁recorded ▁their ▁first ▁national ▁championship ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁season ▁and ▁their ▁ 1 3 th ▁overall ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁program . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁def ending ▁national ▁champions , ▁Alabama ▁entered ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season ▁as ▁the ▁favorite ▁to ▁repeat ▁and ▁win ▁their ▁second ▁national ▁championship ▁in ▁as ▁many ▁years . ▁After ▁again ▁signing ▁a ▁highly ▁r ated ▁rec ruit ing ▁class , ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁opened ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁No .   1 ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁pol ls . ▁Alabama ▁then ▁won