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The Alabama Crimson Tide’s 110-98 loss to the Missouri Tigers caused them to drop in the new USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, released Monday.
Despite bouncing back for a 96-83 win over the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday at Coleman Coliseum, Alabama (22-5 overall, 11-3 SEC) fell two spots to No. 6 in the Coaches Poll and now rank one spot behind SEC rival Tennessee (22-6) at No. 5 and one spot ahead of Rick Pitino’s St. John’s Red Storm at No. 7.
Alabama plays at Tennessee on Saturday. The Tide and Vols are set for a 3 p.m. CT tipoff at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville. The game will be televised on ESPN.
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The Auburn Tigers (25-2) stayed at No. 1 while the Duke Blue Devils (24-3) moved past the Florida Gators (24-3) to No. 2 after their 110-67 win over Illinois at Madison Square Garden Saturday.
Also moving past Alabama in this week’s Top 25 rankings? Kelvin Sampson’s Houston Cougars (23-4), who the Crimson Tide beat 85-80 in overtime at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas last November. Houston rose one spot to No. 4.
Alabama will host No. 24 Mississippi State (19-8, 7-7) Wednesday at Coleman Coliseum. Tipoff is at 8 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on ESPN.
New USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll
Rank
Team
Record
Points
1
Auburn
25-2
748 (28)
2
Duke
24-3
708 (2)
3
Florida
24-3
693
4
Houston
23-4
660
5
Tennessee
22-5
610
6
Alabama
22-5
607
7
St. John’s
24-4
571
8
Michigan State
22-5
512
9
Iowa State
21-6
492
10
Texas Tech
21-6
467
11
Texas A&M
20-7
438
12
Wisconsin
21-6
384
13
Michigan
20-6
377
14
Clemson
22-5
352
15
Maryland
21-6
326
16
Missouri
20-7
263
17
Louisville
21-6
241
18
Memphis
22-5
205
19
Purdue
19-9
175
20
Saint Mary’s
25-4
173
21
Arizona
18-9
159
22
Marquette
20-7
150
23
Kentucky
18-9
137
24
Mississippi State
19-8
89
25
Creighton
19-8
43
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Publish date : 2025-02-24 18:13:00
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