TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— Ramzee Robinson can be forgiven if he isn’t sure how No. 15 Alabama would react to a really big victory, one that draws the national spotlight and makes people wonder if ’Bama is really back.

It’s only his fourth year, after all.

‘‘I couldn’t tell you, because I can’t really remember a big, big, big game we’ve won,’’ the Crimson Tide cornerback said.

It’s been awhile. Alabama (40, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) is trying to snap that drought Saturday when No. 5 Florida visits with an identical record and considerably more credibility nationally.

The last time Alabama beat a Top 10 team was 1999, when the seventh-ranked Tide hammered the No. 5 Gators 34-7 in the SEC championship game.

Sure, there was a win at No. 11 LSU in 2002, but the Tide was a spoiler, not a contender since the team was ineligible for a league title because of NCAA sanctions.

Since then, Alabama’s only victory over a Top 25 team in eight tries was last season’s win over a Southern Miss team ranked 24th.

No wonder linebacker DeMeco Ryans thinks Alabama would have so much to gain from a midseason victory over a team from a different SEC division.

‘‘We’re going out to win, just to put Alabama back on top,’’ Ryans said. ‘‘To get our respect back at the University of Alabama. I think a lot of people have forgotten about Alabama football and the winning tradition we have here. A win would just put us back on top.’’

If not on top, it would certainly put the Tide in the driver’s seat for the SEC West, especially with LSU’s overtime loss to Tennessee on Monday night.