Despite a disappointing loss to Ole Miss, Alabama basketball bounced back with a dramatic road victory against No. 8 Kentucky, marking their first win against a top-10 Kentucky team since 2002.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— Alabama men's basketball came into last week riding an eight-game win streak and sitting at the No. 4 spot in the AP Top 25 Poll. It seemed as though the Crimson Tide was back to fulfilling its historic preseason expectations.disgusting
" loss to then-No. 21 Ole Miss. This raised a ton of questions over the next couple of days, most relating to if the SEC can expose the Tide's weakness of inconsistency. The Crimson Tide was widely expected to lose its next game as it would have to travel to then-No. 8 Kentucky in Rupp Arena––one of the most hostile environments in college basketball. The offense may have struggled against Ole Miss, but this was not at all apparent in Lexington as Alabama pulled off a thrillingroad victory. It was the Wildcats' first home loss of the season and Alabama's first win against a top-10 Kentucky team since 2002.
So, after a wild rollercoaster of a week for Alabama basketball, the Crimson Tide was placed at No. 4 in the AP Top 25 Poll and No. 3 in the Coaches Poll on Monday.Other Receiving Votes: Louisville 43; Gonzaga 43; Georgia 39; Clemson 28; Utah State 26; Saint Mary's 25; Vanderbilt 16; Oklahoma 16; Maryland 8; Creighton 7; Arizona 6; UCLA 2; UC Irvine 2; Baylor 2.After Week 1 : No. 2 in AP Poll, No. 2 in Coaches PollAfter Week 3 : No. 9 in AP Poll, No. 9 in Coaches PollAfter Week 5 : No.
Hunter De Siver is the lead basketball writer for BamaCentral and has covered Crimson Tide football since 2024. He previously distributed stories about the NFL and NBA for On SI and was a staff writer for Missouri Tigers On SI and Cowbell Corner. Before that, Hunter generated articles highlighting Crimson Tide products in the NFL and NBA for BamaCentral as an intern in 2022 and 2023.
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