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Alabama basketball back in top 10 of Coaches Poll after road win at UNC
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- Alabama basketball back in top 10 of Coaches Poll after road win at UNC
Alabama basketball returned from Tobacco Road with a win that got it back in the top 10.
In the latest release of the Coaches Poll , the Crimson Tide is up four spots to No. 8 after last Wednesday's win over UNC in the SEC/ACC Challenge .
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The Tar Heels dropped out of the Top 25 with the defeat, falling from No. 22.
Back in Coleman Coliseum for the first time in over a month on Saturday, coach Nate Oats and UA are preparing for a visit from unranked Creighton, who received 20 votes in Monday's poll following last week's upset of Kansas.
With the loss, the Jayhawks tumbled nine spots from the No. 1 status they'd held since the preseason. Now, rival and No. 2 Auburn trails a top-ranked, undefeated Tennessee team.
Dec 4, 2024; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide guard Labaron Philon (0) reacts at the end of the game at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
PTS |
1st |
Prev |
Chg |
Hi/Lo |
| 1 |
8-0 |
770 |
26 |
3 |
+2 |
1/12 |
|
| 2 |
8-1 |
732 |
5 |
2 |
- |
2/11 |
|
| 3 |
7-1 |
697 |
0 |
5 |
+2 |
3/7 |
|
| 4 |
9-1 |
655 |
0 |
4 |
- |
4/17 |
|
| 5 |
8-1 |
651 |
0 |
6 |
+1 |
5/23 |
|
| 6 |
7-2 |
628 |
0 |
9 |
+3 |
5/10 |
|
| 7 |
9-0 |
548 |
0 |
13 |
+6 |
7/21 |
|
| 8 |
7-2 |
545 |
0 |
12 |
+4 |
2/12 |
|
| 9 |
7-2 |
474 |
0 |
8 |
-1 |
4/9 |
|
| 10 |
7-2 |
468 |
0 |
1 |
-9 |
1/10 |
|
| 11 |
8-2 |
440 |
0 |
7 |
-4 |
6/13 |
|
| 12 |
9-1 |
385 |
0 |
10 |
-2 |
10/NR |
|
| 13 |
5-3 |
304 |
0 |
18 |
+5 |
4/18 |
|
| 14 |
8-1 |
275 |
0 |
23 |
+9 |
14/23 |
|
| 15 |
8-1 |
258 |
0 |
20 |
+5 |
15/NR |
|
| 16 |
9-1 |
237 |
0 |
NR |
+29 |
16/NR |
|
| 17 |
9-0 |
233 |
0 |
21 |
+4 |
17/21 |
|
| 18 |
8-2 |
197 |
0 |
24 |
+6 |
15/24 |
|
| 19 |
8-2 |
177 |
0 |
25 |
+6 |
19/NR |
|
| 20 |
7-3 |
165 |
0 |
NR |
+6 |
2/NR |
|
| 21 |
8-1 |
151 |
0 |
NR |
+13 |
21/NR |
|
| 22 |
8-2 |
139 |
0 |
11 |
-11 |
11/NR |
|
| 23 |
7-1 |
124 |
0 |
14 |
-9 |
14/23 |
|
| 24 |
6-2 |
105 |
0 |
NR |
+3 |
24/NR |
|
| 25 |
5-3 |
99 |
0 |
16 |
-9 |
8/25 |
Schools dropped out
No. 15 Memphis; No. 17 Illinois; No. 19 Pittsburgh; No. 22 North Carolina
Others receiving votes
Mississippi State 93; Illinois 72; St. John's 51; Pittsburgh 50; Arizona State 45; Maryland 42; Memphis 39; Drake 35; Utah State 32; Penn State 30; Saint Mary's 28; Missouri 21; Creighton 20; Georgia 18; West Virginia 11; Arkansas 10; UC Irvine 5; Texas 5; Dayton 4; Texas Tech 2; North Carolina 2; Loyola Chicago 2; LSU 1
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Emilee Smarr covers Alabama basketball and Crimson Tide athletics for the Tuscaloosa News. She can be reached via email at esmarr@gannett.com.
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