Alabama basketball falls six spots in AP Poll after Purdue loss
The AP Top 25 Poll released its Week 3 rankings on Monday morning, and the Alabama men’s basketball team fell six spots from its preseason standing after its road loss to Purdue.
The Crimson Tide checked in at No. 8 on Monday, Nov. 18, just three days after its first loss of the 2024-25 college basketball season. Alabama (3-1) fell in West Lafayette, Indiana, 87-78, to the Boilermakers, who are now ranked No. 6 in the updated AP Top 25 Poll.
Alabama still has four ranked teams in front of it on its non-conference schedule, including matchups with No. 7 Houston, No. 14 Creighton, No. 24 Rutgers and No. 25 Illinois. The Tide was also one of seven SEC teams ranked among the top 25 after the first three weeks.
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Next up for the Tide is a game against the Illini in Birmingham on Wednesday, Nov. 20.
AP TOP 25 MEN’S BASKETBALL POLL
1. Kansas (49)
2. UConn (7)
3. Gonzaga (2)
4. Auburn (3)
5. Iowa State
6. Purdue
7. Houston
8. Alabama
9. Kentucky
10. North Carolina
11. Tennessee
12. Duke
13. Baylor
14. Creighton
15. Marquette
16. Indiana
17. Arizona
18. Cincinnati
19. Wisconsin
20. Arkansas
21. Florida
22. St. John’s
23. Texas A&M
24. Rutgers
25. Illinois
Others receiving votes: Texas Tech 109, Mississippi 103, Xavier 89, BYU 27, UCF 21, Texas 17, VCU 17, Michigan St. 16, Mississippi St. 15, Ohio St. 13, Miami 10, Pittsburgh 9, Oregon 7, Memphis 6, Penn St. 4, Providence 4, Utah St. 3, Kansas St 3, Clemson 2, Furman 2, Arizona St 2, Michigan 1, Hofstra 1, Maryland 1.
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