Where Alabama ranks in new USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll after Missouri loss, Kentucky win
The Alabama Crimson Tide‘s 110-98 loss to the Missouri Tigers caused them to drop in the new USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, released Monday.
Despite bouncing back for a 96-83 win over the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday at Coleman Coliseum, Alabama (22-5 overall, 11-3 SEC) fell two spots to No. 6 in the Coaches Poll and now rank one spot behind SEC rival Tennessee (22-6) at No. 5 and one spot ahead of Rick Pitino’s St. John’s Red Storm at No. 7.
Alabama plays at Tennessee on Saturday. The Tide and Vols are set for a 3 p.m. CT tipoff at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville. The game will be televised on ESPN.
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The Auburn Tigers (25-2) stayed at No. 1 while the Duke Blue Devils (24-3) moved past the Florida Gators (24-3) to No. 2 after their 110-67 win over Illinois at Madison Square Garden Saturday.
Also moving past Alabama in this week’s Top 25 rankings? Kelvin Sampson’s Houston Cougars (23-4), who the Crimson Tide beat 85-80 in overtime at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas last November. Houston rose one spot to No. 4.
Alabama will host No. 24 Mississippi State (19-8, 7-7) Wednesday at Coleman Coliseum. Tipoff is at 8 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on ESPN.
New USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | 25-2 | 748 (28) |
| 2 | Duke | 24-3 | 708 (2) |
| 3 | Florida | 24-3 | 693 |
| 4 | Houston | 23-4 | 660 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 22-5 | 610 |
| 6 | Alabama | 22-5 | 607 |
| 7 | St. John’s | 24-4 | 571 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 22-5 | 512 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 21-6 | 492 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 21-6 | 467 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 20-7 | 438 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 21-6 | 384 |
| 13 | Michigan | 20-6 | 377 |
| 14 | Clemson | 22-5 | 352 |
| 15 | Maryland | 21-6 | 326 |
| 16 | Missouri | 20-7 | 263 |
| 17 | Louisville | 21-6 | 241 |
| 18 | Memphis | 22-5 | 205 |
| 19 | Purdue | 19-9 | 175 |
| 20 | Saint Mary’s | 25-4 | 173 |
| 21 | Arizona | 18-9 | 159 |
| 22 | Marquette | 20-7 | 150 |
| 23 | Kentucky | 18-9 | 137 |
| 24 | Mississippi State | 19-8 | 89 |
| 25 | Creighton | 19-8 | 43 |
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