Alabama Basketball Moves Up One Spot in Latest AP Top 25, Coaches Polls
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.
See Also:
Grading Alabama Basketball's Nonconference Record: Three-And-Out
All Things Bama Podcast: Bryce and Will's Last Ride and The "Brandon Miller" Game
Uninspiring Efforts Cannot Become the New Normal for Alabama Basketball
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