Where Alabama basketball is ranked following win at Houston

The AP Top 25 released on Monday saw the Crimson Tide move up four spots to No. 4, marking the first time Alabama's basketball team is ranked higher than the football team in the Nick Saban era. Alabama took down its second No. 1 opponent downing Houston 71-65 on Saturday.

Monday also marks the first time Alabama was the highest-ranked SEC team this season as the No. 4 Crimson Tide was joined by No. 6 Tennessee, No. 10 Arkansas, No. 13 Kentucky, No. 17 Mississippi State and No. 19 Auburn.

Alabama moved up five spots to No. 5 in the USA TODAY coaches poll. The Crimson Tide was joined by the same five SEC teams, including No. 7 Tennessee, No. 10 Arkansas, No. 13 Kentucky, No. 18 Auburn and No. 20 Mississippi State.

Alabama (8-1) will be tested again this week as it hosts Memphis on Tuesday night before facing No. 15 Gonzaga (7-3) on Saturday inside Birmingham's Legacy Arena.

USA Today/Coaches Poll and AP Top 25

Rank	Coaches Poll	AP Top 25

1	Purdue, 10-0 (9)	Purdue, 10-0 (27)
2	Virginia, 8-0 (12)	Virginia, 8-0 (19)
3	UConn, 11-0 (7)	UConn, 11-0 (15)
4	Houston, 9-1	Alabama, 8-1
5	Alabama, 8-1	Houston, 9-1
6	Kansas, 9-1	Tennessee, 9-1
7	Tennessee, 9-1	Texas, 7-1
8	Texas, 7-1	Kansas, 9-1
9	Arizona, 8-1	Arizona, 8-1
10	Arkansas, 9-1	Arkansas, 9-1
11	Baylor, 7-2	Baylor, 7-2
12	Duke, 10-2	Duke, 10-2
13	Kentucky, 7-2	Kentucky, 7-2
14	UCLA, 8-2	Indiana, 8-2
15	Gonzaga, 7-3	Gonzaga, 7-3
16	Indiana, 8-2	UCLA, 8-2
17	Maryland, 8-2	Mississippi State, 9-0
18	Auburn, 8-1	Illinois, 7-3
19	Illinois, 7-3	Auburn, 8-1
20	Mississippi State, 9-0	Maryland, 8-2
21	Ohio State, 7-2	TCU, 8-1
22	TCU, 8-1	Wisconsin, 8-2
23	Wisconsin, 8-2	Ohio State, 7-2
24	Virginia Tech, 10-1	Virginia Tech, 10-1
25	Miami, 10-1	Miami, 10-1

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