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How far did Alabama basketball jump in the polls after marquee win over Creighton?
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- How far did Alabama basketball jump in the polls after marquee win over Creighton?
Alabama basketball walked away from Week 7 with another statement win.
The Crimson Tide moved up one spot in the polls to No. 7 after the 83-75 defeat of Creighton on Saturday.
The top three in the USA TODAY Sports Men's Basketball Coaches Poll remain unchanged with Tennessee at No. 1, Auburn at No. 2 and Iowa State at No. 3. UA likely would've seen a bigger jump if the Bluejays were what they've been in recent years, but Greg McDermott's team was short-handed in its first trip to Tuscaloosa and entered the meeting unranked.
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Creighton (7-4) received 20 votes to make the top 25 after upsetting No. 1-turned-No. 8 Kansas in the previous poll. The program received just five votes on Monday after the loss to Alabama (8-2).
Dec 14, 2024; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama forward Derrion Reid (35) goes to the basket against Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner (11) at Coleman Coliseum. Alabama defeated Creighton 83-75. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News
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| Rank |
Team |
Record |
PTS |
1st |
Prev |
Chg |
Hi/Lo |
| 1 |
10-0 |
765 |
22 |
1 |
- |
1/12 |
|
| 2 |
9-1 |
744 |
9 |
2 |
- |
2/11 |
|
| 3 |
9-1 |
708 |
0 |
3 |
- |
3/7 |
|
| 4 |
10-1 |
664 |
0 |
5 |
+1 |
4/23 |
|
| 5 |
8-2 |
638 |
0 |
6 |
+1 |
5/10 |
|
| 6 |
10-0 |
610 |
0 |
7 |
+1 |
6/21 |
|
| 7 |
8-2 |
601 |
0 |
8 |
+1 |
2/12 |
|
| 8 |
8-2 |
518 |
0 |
10 |
+2 |
1/10 |
|
| 9 |
9-2 |
496 |
0 |
4 |
-5 |
4/17 |
|
| 10 |
10-1 |
454 |
0 |
12 |
+2 |
10/NR |
|
| 11 |
9-2 |
368 |
0 |
18 |
+7 |
11/24 |
|
| 12 |
6-3 |
363 |
0 |
13 |
+1 |
4/18 |
|
| 13 |
8-3 |
337 |
0 |
20 |
+7 |
2/NR |
|
| 14 |
7-3 |
328 |
0 |
9 |
-5 |
4/14 |
|
| 15 |
10-0 |
308 |
0 |
17 |
+2 |
15/21 |
|
| 16 |
9-1 |
282 |
0 |
15 |
-1 |
15/NR |
|
| 17 |
8-3 |
264 |
0 |
11 |
-6 |
6/17 |
|
| 18 |
9-1 |
263 |
0 |
21 |
+3 |
18/NR |
|
| 19 |
8-2 |
178 |
0 |
19 |
- |
19/NR |
|
| 20 |
8-1 |
146 |
0 |
23 |
+3 |
14/23 |
|
| 21 |
8-2 |
113 |
0 |
14 |
-7 |
14/23 |
|
| 22 |
8-2 |
111 |
0 |
NR |
+10 |
15/NR |
|
| 23 |
7-2 |
110 |
0 |
24 |
+1 |
23/NR |
|
| 24 |
9-2 |
98 |
0 |
NR |
+20 |
24/NR |
|
| 25 |
9-1 |
92 |
0 |
NR |
+1 |
25/NR |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 16 Clemson ; No. 22 Wisconsin ; No. 25 Baylor
Others Receiving Votes
Clemson 87; Baylor 79; Illinois 50; St. John's 48; Drake 44; Utah State 40; Arkansas 31; Maryland 29; Georgia 23; Wisconsin 22; Pittsburgh 21; Missouri 18; North Carolina 9; West Virginia 5; Creighton 5; Texas Tech 3; Penn State 2
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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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