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Oregon jumps 27 spots in poll: Where's Alabama basketball after championship upset?
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- Oregon jumps 27 spots in poll: Where's Alabama basketball after championship upset?
Another release of the Coaches Poll sees another drop in the rankings for Alabama basketball .
Despite defeating Illinois , 100-87, in the C.M. Newton Classic last month, Alabama fell from seventh in the nation to No. 9 in last week's release.
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This Monday, UA was ranked No. 12 following its Week 5 performance in the Players Era Festival tournament. The Crimson Tide 's Las Vegas trip included an overtime win against now-No. 18 Houston, a five-point victory over Rutgers and an 83-81 loss in the championship game to undefeated, but unranked Oregon , who shot up to No. 10 with the upset.
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The No. 2 spot, which belonged to Alabama in the preseason, now rests with rival Auburn (7-0), who sits behind also undefeated Kansas , steady at No. 1.
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The Crimson Tide will get back to it in Chapel Hill against No. 22 UNC (4-3) for the SEC/ACC Challenge on Wednesday.
Alabama basketball dips in Top 25 again after Players Era championship upset from Houston
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
1st |
Prev |
Chg |
Hi/Lo |
| 1 |
Kansas |
7-0 |
760 |
19 |
1 |
- |
1/1 |
| 2 |
Auburn |
7-0 |
755 |
12 |
3 |
+1 |
2/11 |
| 3 |
7-0 |
694 |
0 |
6 |
+3 |
3/12 |
|
| 4 |
Marquette |
8-0 |
646 |
0 |
11 |
+7 |
4/17 |
| 5 |
5-1 |
629 |
0 |
5 |
- |
5/7 |
|
| 6 |
7-0 |
628 |
0 |
8 |
+2 |
6/23 |
|
| 7 |
7-1 |
535 |
0 |
12 |
+5 |
6/13 |
|
| 8 |
Gonzaga |
7-1 |
517 |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
4/8 |
| 9 |
Duke |
5-2 |
472 |
0 |
10 |
+1 |
5/10 |
| 10 |
Oregon |
8-0 |
457 |
0 |
NR |
+27 |
10/NR |
| 11 |
8-0 |
450 |
0 |
17 |
+6 |
11/NR |
|
| 12 |
Alabama |
6-2 |
441 |
0 |
9 |
-3 |
2/12 |
| 13 |
8-0 |
427 |
0 |
16 |
+3 |
13/21 |
|
| 14 |
Cincinnati |
6-0 |
376 |
0 |
14 |
- |
14/20 |
| 15 |
6-1 |
265 |
0 |
NR |
+20 |
15/NR |
|
| 16 |
Baylor |
5-2 |
262 |
0 |
18 |
+2 |
8/18 |
| 17 |
Illinois |
6-1 |
234 |
0 |
NR |
+12 |
17/NR |
| 18 |
Houston |
4-3 |
221 |
0 |
7 |
-11 |
4/18 |
| 19 |
Pitt |
7-1 |
213 |
0 |
25 |
+6 |
19/NR |
| 20 |
6-1 |
139 |
0 |
24 |
+4 |
20/NR |
|
| 21 |
7-0 |
111 |
0 |
NR |
- |
21/NR |
|
| 22 |
UNC |
4-3 |
96 |
0 |
13 |
-9 |
10/22 |
| 23 |
6-1 |
90 |
0 |
NR |
- |
23/NR |
|
| 24 |
Texas A&M |
6-2 |
86 |
0 |
20 |
-4 |
15/24 |
| 25 |
Michigan State |
6-2 |
73 |
0 |
NR |
+15 |
25/NR |
Schools dropped out
No. 2 UConn ; No. 15 Indiana; No. 19 Creighton; No. 21 Arkansas ; No. 22 Xavier; No. 23 Arizona
Others receiving votes
UConn 63; San Diego State 56; Texas 54; Mississippi State 39; Arizona State 39; Drake 34; Texas Tech 32; Arkansas 28; UCLA 17; Xavier 16; BYU 16; Ohio State 15; Utah State 13; Saint Mary's 12; Dayton 10; St. John's 8; Nebraska 8; Indiana 8; Creighton 8; West Virginia 5; Maryland 5; Clemson 5; Georgia 3; Arizona 2; UC Irvine 1; Nevada 1
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Emilee Smarr covers Alabama basketball for the Tuscaloosa News. She can be reached via email at esmarr@gannett.com.
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