TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — Alabama basketball stayed 18th on the most recent AP Top 25 after a 4-0 start to the season. However, the Crimson Tide fell two places from 16th to 18th in USA Today’s Coaches Poll.
Emerging from a 104-62 win over Jacksonville State, the Crimson Tide will spend earlier in the week on the practice ground preparing for this week’s Phil Knight Invitational. Alabama will open the tournament against Michigan State at No. 12.
Around the rest of the Southeastern Conference in the AP Top 26, Arkansas is the highest-ranked team at No. 9, followed by Auburn at No. 13. Kentucky fell 11 places at No. 15 after their 88-72 loss to No. 6 Gonzaga.
Alabama is ranked 18th, while the Tennessee Volunteers finish the SEC team rankings at 22nd.
As for the SEC’s teams in the Coaches Poll, Arkansas is again the highest-ranked team at #9. Auburn is at #13, with Kentucky behind at #15.
As previously mentioned, Alabama is ranked 18th, while Tennessee is again ranked 22nd.
As the Crimson Tide prepares for the Phil Knight Invitational, check out the latest polls below:
AP Top 25 – November 21, 2022
(Ranking, Team, Record, Points, First Place Votes)
1. North Carolina (4-0) 1,541 (47)
2. Houston (4-0) 1,499 (9)
3. Kansas (4-0) 1,396 (1)
4.Texas (3-0) 1,377 (5)
5.Virginia (4-0) 1,279 (1)
6. Gonzaga (3-1) 1,273
7 Baylor (4-1) 1,102
8th Duke (3-1) 1,057
9. Arkansas (3-0) 1,038
10 Creighton (4-0) 1,004
11 Indiana (4-0) 932
12. Michigan State (3-1) 825
13. Maroon (4-0) 737
14 Arizona (3-0) 725
15. Kentucky (3-2) 685
16 Illinois (4-1) 673
17. San Diego State (3-0) 601
18. Alabama (4-0) 510
19.UCLA (3-2) 506
20.UConn (5-0) 298
21.Texas Tech (3-0) 275
22. Tennessee (2-1) 238
23 Maryland (5-0) 223
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24. Purdue (3-0) 215
25. Iowa (3-0) 132
Others receiving votes:
TCU 82, Saint Mary’s 59, Ohio State 56, Michigan 24, Xavier 22, Charleston 17, Toledo 16, Miami (FL) 10, Dayton 9, Villanova 7, Arizona State 5, Virginia Tech 5, Saint Louis 5, UNLV 5, Oregon 4, West Virginia 3, Texas A&M 2, Utah State 1, Penn State 1, Mississippi State 1.
USA Today Coach Poll – November 21, 2022
(Ranking, Team, Record, Points, First Place Votes)
1. North Carolina 4-0 759 (23)
2.Houston 5-0 729 (7)
3. Kansas 4-0 696
4.Texas 3-0 646 (1)
5. Gonzaga 3-1 635
6.Virginia 4-0 589
7. Baylor 4-1 543
8.Creighton 4-0 506
9. Arkansas 3-0 502
10. Duke 3-1 480
11. Indiana 4-0 428
12.Arizona 3-0 397
13. Kentucky 3-2 360
14. Illinois 4-1 312
15. Michigan St. 3-1 307
16. Maroon 4-0 301
17.UCLA 3-2 296
18. Alabama 4-0 268
19. San Diego St. 3-0 267
20.Texas Tech 3-0 161
21. Tennessee 2-1 157
22. Connecticut 5-0 126
23.Purdue 3-0 125
24.Iowa 3-0 115
25. Maryland 5-0 76
Others receiving votes:
Ohio St. 56; Michigan 52; Saint Mary’s 42; Texas Christian 33; Dayton 20; Wisconsin 16; Toledo 12; VirginiaTech 10; Miami-Florida 9; Villanova 8; Texas A&M 6; Memphis 6; Xavier 4; Saint Louis 4; St. John’s 3; drake 3; Charleston 3; State of Iowa 2; State of Arizona 2; West Virginia 1; Tulane 1; marquette 1