Alabama basketball drops in polls again ahead of SEC Tournament

The Alabama men’s basketball team has dropped in the AP and Coaches Polls for a third straight week. After going 1-1 last week with a 105-87 blowout loss to Florida and a 92-88 overtime win over a now sub-500 Arkansas squad, the Crimson Tide are sitting at No. 19 in both polls. This is after they checked in at No. 16 in the AP and No. 17 in the Coaches in last week’s rankings.

There’s a chance to start righting the ship ahead of the NCAA Tournament coming up next week.

After landing the No. 3 seed in the SEC Tournament — which starts this Wednesday — Alabama will play one of three teams: Florida (No. 6 seed), Georgia (No. 11) or Missouri (No. 14). The Bulldogs will play the Tigers in the first round to see who plays the Gators in the second. Whoever comes out victorious from that trio will then play the Crimson Tide on Friday, March 15.

Check out the latest polls below.

AP Poll

*Note: Team Name (Record) – Points (First-Place Votes)

1. Houston Cougars (28-3) – 1,540 (52)

2. UConn Huskies (28-3) – 1,471 (6)

3. Purdue Boilermakers (28-3) – 1,453 (4)

4. North Carolina Tar Heels (25-6) – 1,361

5. Tennessee Volunteers (24-7) – 1,291

6. Arizona Wildcats (24-7) – 1,125

7. Iowa State Cyclones (24-7) – 1,120

8. Creighton Bluejays (23-8) – 1,094

9. Kentucky Wildcats (23-8) – 1,018

10. Marquette Golden Eagles (23-8) – 1,011

11. Duke Blue Devils (24-7) – 976

12. Auburn Tigers (24-7) – 914

13. Illinois Fighting Illini (23-8) – 802

14. Baylor Bears (22-9) – 786

15. South Carolina Gamecocks (25-6) – 567

16. Kansas Jayhawks (22-9) – 558

17. Gonzaga Bulldogs (24-6) – 511

18. Utah State Aggies (26-5) – 486

19. Alabama Crimson Tide (21-10) – 432

20. BYU Cougars (22-9) – 381

21. St. Mary’s Gaels (24-7) – 306

22. Washington State Cougars (23-8) – 239

23. Nevada Wolfpack (26-6) – 223

24. Dayton Flyers (24-6) – 155

25. Texas Tech Red Raiders (22-9) – 149

Others receiving votes

Boise St. 46, South Florida 27, San Diego St. 21, Drake 16, Texas 14, James Madison 14, FAU 11, Florida 8, Princeton 7, Nebraska 6, New Mexico 4, Colorado 2, McNeese St. 2, Colorado St. 1, Wake Forest 1, Indiana St 1

Coaches Poll

*Note: Team Name (Record) – Points (First-Place Votes)

1. Houston Cougars (28-3) – 772 (29)

2. UConn Huskies (28-3) – 732

3. Purdue Boilermakers (28-3) – 728 (2)

4. North Carolina Tar Heels (25-6) – 671

5. Tennessee Volunteers (24-7) – 653

6. Creighton Bluejays (23-8) – 569

7. Arizona Wildcats (24-7) – 566

8. Iowa State Cyclones (24-7) – 546

9. Kentucky Wildcats (23-8) – 513

10. Marquette Golden Eagles (23-8) – 487

11. Duke Blue Devils (24-7) – 481

12. Auburn Tigers (24-7) – 423

13. Baylor Bears (22-9) – 387

14. Illinois Fighting Illini (23-8) – 385

15. Gonzaga Bulldogs (24-6) – 274

16. South Carolina Gamecocks (25-6) – 273

17. Kansas Jayhawks (22-9) – 256

18. Utah State Aggies (26-5) – 249

19. Alabama Crimson Tide (21-10) – 217

20. St. Mary’s Gaels (24-7) – 193

21. BYU Cougars (22-9) – 166

22. Nevada Wolfpack (26-6) – 109

23. Texas Tech Red Raiders (22-9) – 104

24. Dayton Flyers (24-6) – 103

25. Washington State Cougars (23-8) – 82

Others receiving votes

Boise State 30; San Diego State 19; James Madison 19; Florida 17; Drake 15; South Florida 11; Nebraska 7; Oklahoma 6; Florida Atlantic 6; Colorado 3; Princeton 1; Northwestern 1; Indiana State 1

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