Alabama basketball ranked No. 2 in preseason AP Top 25 Poll
The AP Top 25 Poll released its preseason men’s basketball rankings Monday morning, and the Alabama Crimson Tide, ahead of Year 6 with head coach Nate Oats, checked in at No. 2.
Alabama received 14 of 60 first-place votes.
It marks the fourth year in a row that Alabama has been ranked before the season and is the Tide’s highest preseason ranking since the 1990-91 campaign when Alabama was No. 7.
The Crimson Tide welcomed back five players from last year’s first-ever Final Four team and added four transfers and four true freshmen, who made up the No. 3 signing class in 2024, per the On3 Industry Rankings. Oats hasn’t shied away from the lofty expectations.
“We’ve had some really good teams here,” Oats said last month. “This might be the deepest, most complete, best roster we’ve had since we’ve been here.”
Alabama was one of nine schools from the Southeastern Conference among the AP’s top 25 teams for the preseason, along with No. 11 Auburn, No. 12 Tennessee, No. 13 Texas A&M, No. 16 Arkansas, No. 19 Texas, No. 21 Florida, No. 23 Kentucky and No. 24 Ole Miss.
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The Crimson Tide’s 2024-25 basketball schedule currently features 13 preseason top-25 teams – No. 4 Houston, No. 9 North Carolina, No. 11 Auburn (twice), No. 12 Tennessee, No. 13 Texas A&M, No. 14 Purdue, No. 15 Creighton, No. 16 Arkansas, No. 19 Texas, No. 21 Florida, No. 23 Kentucky (twice), No. 24 Ole Miss and No. 25 Rutgers.
After exhibitions against Wake Forest (Birmingham) and Memphis (Huntsville), Alabama’s 2024-25 season will tip off on Monday, Nov. 4, against UNC Asheville (8 p.m. on ESPNU).
PRESEASON AP TOP 25 MEN’S BASKETBALL POLL
1. Kansas (30)
2. Alabama (13)
3. UConn (11)
4. Houston (4)
5. Iowa State
6. Gonzaga (1)
7. Duke
8. Baylor
9. North Carolina
10. Arizona
11. Auburn
12. Tennessee
13. Texas A&M
14. Purdue
15. Creighton
16. Arkansas
17. Indiana
18. Marquette
19. Texas
20. Cincinnati
21. Florida
22. UCLA
23. Kentucky
24. Ole Miss
25. Rutgers
Others receiving votes: Illinois 92, St. John’s 91, Xavier 73, Texas Tech 58, Wake Forest 37, Kansas St 30, Michigan St. 29, Ohio St. 29, Michigan 19, BYU 14, Oregon 12, McNeese St. 11, Miami 11, Boise St. 9, Saint Louis 9, Clemson 9, Providence 9, Mississippi St. 6, VCU 6, Wisconsin 5, Saint Mary’s 5, Louisville 4, UAB 4, Ark Little Rock 3, Grand Canyon 3, Arizona St 2, San Diego St. 2, Princeton 2, High Point 1, Maryland 1.
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