Metrics rankings give Alabama basketball confidence boost before Florida, Auburn

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Alabama basketball walked away 1-1 last week, but the Crimson Tide still got a much-needed confidence boost in national metrics rankings with No. 5 Florida and No. 1 Auburn coming up.

Defensive ratings jumped for No. 8 Alabama (23-6, 12-4 SEC) after the returning Final Four squad gave up just 73 points to Mississippi State and 79 to Tennessee.

Meanwhile, the offense went unaffected despite its highest-scoring performance of the season against the Bulldogs prior to putting up more than 75 points against Tennessee for the first time in the Nate Oats era.

Tennessee’s Chaz Lanier (2) defended by Alabama forward Jarin Stevenson (15) during a men’s college basketball game between Tennessee and Alabama at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center, Saturday, March 1, 2025.

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See where different metrics rankings have Alabama before the team kicks off on its last week of regular-season play against the Gators on Wednesday.

After Mississippi State, Tennessee where does Alabama basketball rank nationally metrics-wise?

Rankings heading into Mar. 3 and how the Crimson Tide’s position changed from Feb. 24.

Where does Alabama basketball offense land in metrics rankings?

Rankings heading into Mar. 3 and how the Crimson Tide’s position changed from Feb. 24.

KenPom: No. 3 − 127.3 (+0)Haslametrics: No. 5 – 127.13 (+0)T-Rank: No. 3 – 128.4 (+0)BPI: No. 3 − 12.4 (+0)EvanMiya: No. 3 − 18.9 (+0)

How Crimson Tide defense fares in metrics rankings

Rankings heading into Mar. 3 and how the Crimson Tide’s position changed from Feb. 24.

Emilee Smarr covers Alabama basketball and Crimson Tide athletics for the Tuscaloosa News. She can be reached via email at [email protected].

This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Metrics rankings give Alabama basketball confidence boost post-Tennessee

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Publish date : 2025-03-04 10:09:00

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