1/25/2021 basketball Edit

Alabama basketball reaches highest ranking since 2007

Alabama Crimson Tide bench reacts after a three point basket against the LSU Tigers during the second half at Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Photo | Imagn

Tony Tsoukalas • TideIllustrated

Managing Editor

After extending its winning streak to nine games last week, Alabama basketball climbed into the top 10 of both national polls released Monday. The Crimson Tide (13-3, 8-0 in the SEC) moved up nine places to No. 9 in the Associated Press Top 25 and climbed eight spots to tie with Virginia for No. 8 in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll.

Alabama’s No. 9 ranking in the AP Top 25 is the highest it has been ranked in the poll since January of 2007 when it was ranked No. 8.

Alabama is the highest-rated team in both polls. Heading into Monday, the Tide ranked No. 9 in the NET rankings released by the NCAA. Alabama ranks No. 10 in the KenPom rankings.

Last week, Alabama traveled to LSU to record a 105-75 victory over the Tigers before returning home to beat Mississippi State, 81-73. over the weekend. Alabama will host Kentucky on Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT inside Coleman Coliseum. The Tide beat the Wildcats, 85-65. in Lexington, Ky. earlier this month.

National basketball polls

Rank	AP Top 25	Coaches Poll
1	Gonzaga, 15-0 (61 first-place votes)	Gonzaga, 15-0 (29 first-place votes)
2	Baylor, 14-0 (3)	Baylor, 14-0 (3)
3	Villanova, 10-1	Villanova, 10-1
4	Michigan, 13-1	Michigan, 13-1
5	Texas, 11-2	Texas, 11-2
6	Houston, 13-1	Houston, 13-1
7	Iowa, 12-3	Iowa, 12-3
8	Virginia, 10-2	Alabama, 13-3/Virginia, 10-2
9	Alabama, 13-3
10	Texas Tech, 11-4	Texas Tech, 11-4
11	West Virginia, 10-4	West Virginia, 10-4
12	Missouri, 10-2	Missouri, 10-2
13	Ohio State, 12-4	Wisconsin, 12-4
14	Wisconsin, 12-4	Creighton, 11-4
15	Kansas, 10-5	Ohio State, 12-4
16	Florida State, 9-2	Florida State, 9-2
17	Creighton, 11-4	Tennessee, 10-3
18	Tennessee, 10-3	Kansas, 10-5
19	Illinois, 10-5	Virginia Tech, 11-3
20	Virginia Tech, 11-3	Minnesota, 11-5
21	Minnesota, 11-5	UCLA, 12-3
22	St. Louis, 7-1	Illinois, 10-5
23	UCLA, 12-3	Louisville, 10-3
24	Oklahoma, 9-4	St. Louis, 7-1
25	Louisville, 10-3	Oregon, 9-3