Where Alabama ranks in new USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll after beating North Dakota, Kent State

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Dec 22, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats walks onto the court before the game against the Kent State Golden Flashes at Coleman Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Will McLelland-Imagn Images

The Alabama Crimson Tide have won four straight games entering Christmas Week after defeating North Dakota and Kent State in nonconference play last week.

Those two wins has Alabama just outside the top five of this week’s USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, released Monday. The Crimson Tide (10-2 overall) moved up one spot to No. 6.

Nate Oats’ team ranks one spot below the unbeaten Florida Gators (12-0) and one spot ahead of the Kansas Jayhawks (9-2). The Tennessee Vols (11-0) held on to the top spot at No. 1, with Auburn (11-1) staying at No. 2 and Iowa State (10-1) at No. 3. Duke (10-2) moved up one spot to No. 4 with Florida rounding out the top five.

Alabama returns to action Sunday when they host South Dakota State (9-5) from the Summit League at Coleman Coliseum. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on ESPN+.

For the second straight week, the SEC had nine teams ranked in the Top 25. The Kentucky Wildcats (10-2) were No. 10, followed by the Oklahoma Sooners (12-0) at No. 11. Texas A&M (10-2) was ranked No. 13, Ole Miss (11-1) was No. 16, and Mississippi State (11-1) rose four spots to No. 19.

Alabama will welcome Oklahoma to Coleman Coliseum for the start of conference play on Jan. 4. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. CT. For now, the game is slated to be televised on SEC Network.

Full USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll

Rank

Team

Record

Points

1

Tennessee

11-0

764 (20)

2

Auburn

11-1

746 (11)

3

Iowa State

10-1

706

4

Duke

10-2

659

5

Florida

12-0

649

6

Alabama

10-2

620

7

Kansas

9-2

531

8

Marquette

11-2

529

9

Oregon

11-1

484

10

Kentucky

10-2

476

11

Oklahoma

12-0

412

12

Houston

8-3

406

13

Texas A&M

10-2

405

14

UConn

10-3

395

15

Gonzaga

9-3

327

16

Ole Miss

11-1

261

17

Cincinnati

10-1

252

18

Michigan State

10-2

233

19

Mississippi State

11-1

196

20

San Diego State

8-2

148

21

UCLA

10-2

128

22

Illinois

8-3

86

23

Baylor

7-3

83

24

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Publish date : 2024-12-23 17:46:00

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