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How Far Did Crimson Tide Basketball Tumble in Post-Thanksgiving Polls?

Alabama has the No. 1 and 2 teams on December schedule in pair of neutral-site games.

Christopher Walsh

How Far Did Crimson Tide Basketball Tumble in Post-Thanksgiving Polls?
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Alabama basketball took its first loss of the season over the weekend, to an unranked Ohio State team during the Emerald City Classic. So how far did the Crimson Tide fall in the polls? 

The good news for Alabama fans is that the team is still ranked. The "bad" news is that it has upcoming games against both the No. 1 and 2 teams in December.

AP Top 25

Rank, Team, Points, Last Week 

  1. Purdue (6-0) 1572 (60) 2
  2. Arizona (6-0) 1467 (1) 3
  3. Marquette (5-1) 1418 (0) 4
  4. UConn (6-0) 1411 (2) 5
  5. Kansas (5-1) 1312 (0) 1
  6. Houston (7-0) 1289 (0) 6
  7. Duke (5-1) 1194 (0) 9
  8. Miami (5-0) 1031 (0) 10
  9. Baylor (6-0) 1030 (0) 13
  10. Tennessee (4-2) 967 (0) 7
  11. Gonzaga (4-1) 964 (0) 11
  12. Kentucky (5-1) 727 (0) 13
  13. Florida Atlantic (5-1) 664 (0) 19
  14. Texas A&M (6-1) 646 (0) 15
  15. Creighton (5-1) 613 (0) 8
  16. Texas (5-1) 571 (0) 15
  17. North Carolina (5-1) 567 (0) 14
  18. Villanova (6-1) 534 (0) 19
  19. BYU(6-0) 416 (0) NR
  20. Colorado State (6-0) 330 (0) NR
  21. Mississippi State (6-0) 309 (0) 25 
  22. James Madison (6-0) 303 (0) 22
  23. Alabama (5-1) 259 (0) 17
  24. Illinois (5-1) 134 (0) NR
  25. Oklahoma( 6-0) 120 (0) NR

Dropped from rankings: Colorado 18, Arkansas 20, Michigan State 21, USC 23, Virginia 24

Also receiving votes: Memphis 108, San Diego St. 102, Colorado 70, Ohio St. 67, TCU 66, Michigan St. 57, Auburn 46, UCLA 24, Princeton 14, Arkansas 10, Florida St. 8, Iowa St. 8, Southern Cal 7, Liberty 7, Nevada 6, Clemson 6, Virginia 6, Mississippi 5, Nebraska 4, South Carolina 2, Cincinnati 2, Kansas St 1, Bradley 1.

Coaches Poll

Rank, Team, Points, Last Week

  1. Purdue (6-0), 800 (32) 2
  2. Arizona (6-0), 747 (0) 3
  3. Marquette (5-1) 703 (0) 5
  4. UConn (6-0) 700 (2) 4
  5. Houston (7-0) 681 (0) 6
  6. Kansas (5-1) 647 (0) 1
  7. Duke (5-1) 594 (0) 9
  8. Miami (5-0) 542 (0) 11
  9. Baylor (6-0) 537 (0) 12
  10. Gonzaga (4-1) 483 (0) 10
  11. Tennessee (4-2) 462 (0) 8
  12. Kentucky (5-1) 373 (0) 16
  13. Texas A&M (6-1) 326 (0) 13
  14. Creighton (5-1) 324 (0) 7
  15. Villanova (6-1) 217 (0) NR
  16. North Carolina (5-1) 303 (0) 14
  17. Florida Atlantic (5-1) 287 (0) 20
  18. Texas (5-1) 201 (0) 17
  19. BYU(6-0) 187 (0) NR
  20. Alabama (5-1) 259 (0) 15
  21. Colorado State (6-0) 132 (0) NR
  22. Mississippi State (6-0) 125 (0) 25
  23. James Madison (6-0) 109 (0) NR
  24. Illinois (5-1) 99 (0) 22
  25. Michigan State (3-3) 66 (0) 19

Dropped from rankings: Arkansas 14, USC 20, Villanova 21, Saint Mary's 24

Others receiving votes: Arkansas 83, USC 75, James Madison 60, Villanova 50, TCU 40, Iowa State 35, Clemson 30, San Diego State 30, Auburn 29, BYU 27, Nevada 12, Princeton 11, South Carolina 7, Oregon 2, Liberty 2, Kansas State 2, Florida 2, Iowa 1, NC State 1

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CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of BamaCentral, which first published in 2018. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004, and is the author of 26 books including Decade of Dominance, 100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Nick Saban vs. College Football, and Bama Dynasty: The Crimson Tide's Road to College Football Immortality. He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.

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