Alabama Men’s Basketball Slightly Dips in Polls

The Crimson Tide fell slightly in the polls as we get closer to the final week of the SEC regular season. Alabama went 1-1 in matchups last week, falling on the road to top-15 Missouri 110-98 in the midweek before dominating Kentucky back in Coleman Coliseum to return to the win column, 96-83.

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Despite the loss, Alabama guard Mark Sears showed out in the two games, scoring 30 points in back-to-back games. Sears is the first SEC player with back-to-back 30-point performances this season.

The big victory at home was not enough to stop the Crimson Tide from dipping slightly in the latest AP and Coaches Poll, released on Monday following another exciting week of college basketball action.

Here are the two polls from the Associated Press and USA Today:

AP Poll

1 - Auburn*+
2 - Duke
3 - Florida*
4 - Houston+
5 - Tennessee*
6 - Alabama
7 - St. John's
8 - Michigan State
9 - Iowa State
10 - Texas Tech
11 - Wisconsin
12 - Texas A&M+
13 - Clemson
14 - Missouri+
15 - Michigan
16 - Maryland
17 - Kentucky+
18 - Memphis
19 - Louisville
20 - Purdue+
21 - Marquette
22 - Arizona
23 - Sant Mary's
24 - Mississippi State*+
25 - BYU

Other teams receiving votes include:

Creighton+
Ole Miss+
Kansas
New Mexico
VCU
Oregon+
UCLA
Drake
UC San Diego
Gonzaga
High Point
Illinois+
Vanderbilt+
Utah St.
Yale

* Indicates future Alabama MBB opponent
+ Indicates past Alabama MBB opponent
*+ Indicates home and home opponent for Alabama MBB, with one game complete

USA Today Coaches Poll

1 - Auburn
2 - Duke
3 - Florida
4 - Houston
5 - Tennessee
6 - Alabama
7 - St. John's
8 - Michigan State
9 - Iowa State
10 - Texas Tech
11 - Texas A&M
12 - Wisconsin
13 - Michigan
14 - Clemson
15 - Maryland
16 - Missouri
17 - Louisville
18 - Memphis
19 - Purdue
20 - Saint Mary's
21 - Arizona
22 - Marquette
23 - Kentucky
24 - Mississippi State
25 - Creighton

Alabama will take on Mississippi State on Tuesday night at home and Tennessee on Saturday on the road.

Wyatt Fulton is the TIde 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.