Alabama Basketball Moves Up One Spot in Latest AP Top 25, Coaches Polls

The Crimson Tide moved up one spot following its win over Jackson State last week.

Alabama basketball will be playing in a top-25 matchup to open SEC play on Dec. 28.

On Monday morning, the Crimson Tide moved up one spot in the latest AP Top 25 poll, shifting up to No. 8. Meanwhile, the Mississippi State Bulldogs are sitting at No. 21 after an 11-1 start to the season. In the USA Today Sports Coaches Poll, Alabama shifted up to No. 9, while the Bulldogs sit at No. 20.

Around the rest of the Southeastern Conference in the AP Top 25, Tennessee is the highest-ranked team at No. 7, just one spot ahead of Alabama. Behind the Crimson Tide sits No. 9 Arkansas, followed by a 10-spot gap before No. 19 Kentucky is the next ranked SEC team.

Auburn is ranked No. 20 this week, followed by the No. 21 Bulldogs.

In the coaches poll, Arkansas is the top-ranked SEC team at No. 7, just ahead of the ninth-ranked Crimson Tide. Tennessee is next up at No. 10, followed by Kentucky at No. 17.

Mississippi State is ranked No. 20 while Auburn is the last ranked SEC team at No. 23.

Check out below to see the full AP and coaches polls:

AP Top 25 - December 26, 2022

(Ranking, team, record, points, first-place votes)

1. Purdue (12-0) 1,478 (40) 

2. UConn (13-0) 1,459 (20) 

3. Houston (12-1) 1,351 

4. Kansas (11-1) 1,299 

5. Arizona (12-1) 1,274 

6. Texas (10-1) 1,144 

7. Tennessee (10-2) 1,068 

8. Alabama (10-2) 1,067 

9. Arkansas (11-1) 1,017 

10. Gonzaga (10-3) 940 

11. UCLA (11-2) 906 

12. Baylor (9-2) 888 

13. Virginia (8-2) 861 

14. Miami (FL) (12-1) 658 

15. Wisconsin (9-2) 570 

16. Indiana (10-3) 513 

17. Duke (10-3) 500 

18. TCU (10-1) 480 

19. Kentucky (8-3) 439 

20. Auburn (10-2) 237 

21. Mississippi State (11-1) 215 

22. New Mexico (12-0) 147 

22. Xavier (10-3) 147 

24. West Virginia (10-2) 126 

25. North Carolina (9-4) 112 

Others receiving votes:

Charleston 102, Maryland 87, Memphis 74, Illinois 65, Ohio State 59, Virginia Tech 57, Missouri 57, San Diego State 39, Iowa State 19, Marquette 12, Texas Tech 10, Michigan State 7, Providence 6, Kansas State 5, USC 4, San Francisco 1.

USA Today Sports Coaches Poll - Week 8

(Ranking, team, record, points, first-place votes)

1. Purdue 12-0 790 (25)

2. Connecticut 13-0 772 (7)

3. Houston 12-1 718

4. Kansas 11-1 695

5. Arizona 12-1 673

6. Texas 10-1 605

7. Arkansas 11-1 541

8. UCLA 11-2 540

9. Alabama 10-2 532

10. Tennessee 10-2 523

11. Gonzaga 10-3 493

12. Virginia 8-2 483

13. Baylor 9-2 477

14. Duke 10-3 312

15. Wisconsin 9-2 292

16. Miami-Florida 12-1 290

17. Kentucky 8-3 280

18. Indiana 10-3 213

19. Texas Christian 10-1 202

20. Mississippi State 11-1 169

21. Maryland 9-3 96

22. Illinois 8-4 90

23. Auburn 10-2 88

24. West Virginia 10-2 87

25. Xavier 10-3 79

Others receiving votes:

Ohio St. 70; North Carolina 56; Virginia Tech 50; Memphis 27; New Mexico 26; Missouri 19; Iowa State 17; Kansas State 15; San Diego St. 13; Charleston 12; Arizona State 9; Southern California 7; Providence 7; Marquette 6; Saint Mary's 5; Florida Atlantic 5; Texas Tech 4; Rutgers 4; Michigan St. 4; Utah St. 2; Iowa 2.

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