Alabama basketball back in top 10 of Coaches Poll after road win at UNC

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Alabama basketball returned from Tobacco Road with a win that got it back in the top 10.

In the latest release of the Coaches Poll, the Crimson Tide is up four spots to No. 8 after last Wednesday’s win over UNC in the SEC/ACC Challenge.

The Tar Heels dropped out of the Top 25 with the defeat, falling from No. 22.

Back in Coleman Coliseum for the first time in over a month on Saturday, coach Nate Oats and UA are preparing for a visit from unranked Creighton, who received 20 votes in Monday’s poll following last week’s upset of Kansas.

With the loss, the Jayhawks tumbled nine spots from the No. 1 status they’d held since the preseason. Now, rival and No. 2 Auburn trails a top-ranked, undefeated Tennessee team.

Dec 4, 2024; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide guard Labaron Philon (0) reacts at the end of the game at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images

Schools dropped out

No. 15 Memphis; No. 17 Illinois; No. 19 Pittsburgh; No. 22 North Carolina

Others receiving votes

Mississippi State 93; Illinois 72; St. John’s 51; Pittsburgh 50; Arizona State 45; Maryland 42; Memphis 39; Drake 35; Utah State 32; Penn State 30; Saint Mary’s 28; Missouri 21; Creighton 20; Georgia 18; West Virginia 11; Arkansas 10; UC Irvine 5; Texas 5; Dayton 4; Texas Tech 2; North Carolina 2; Loyola Chicago 2; LSU 1

Emilee Smarr covers Alabama basketball and Crimson Tide athletics for the Tuscaloosa News. She can be reached via email at esmarr@gannett.com.

This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: In the polls: Alabama basketball back in top 10 after road win at UNC

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