There is a new n ° 1 in town. According to polls, Alabama Basketball is finally the best team in the country.
THE Crimson tide Passed from n ° 3 with a victory over Arkansas on Saturday. The defeat of Auburn against Florida – dethroning the ancient tigers n ° 1 and the upheaval n ° 19 of Clemson for Duke, which went from n ° 2 to n ° 5, helped.
The Alabama (20-3, 9-1 sec) received 15 votes for the first in the coach survey on Monday, but the No. 2 Auburn has always received a plus with 16 in total. This is the second time in the history of the program that the Crimson Tide has been classified n ° 1.
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Nate Oats and her friends go to Texas on Tuesday before returning home to Tuscaloosa to face Bruce Pearl’s tigers in the Iron Bowl of Basketball on Saturday. The Crimson Tide and Auburn will appear in front of the “College Gameday” crew of ESPN at 3 p.m. CT at Coleman Coliseum.
Alabama basketball takes n ° 1 in polls: where is everyone?
Schools have abandoned
No. 23 Saint Mary’s; N ° 25 Illinois;
Others receiving votes
Mississippi State 72; Louisville 57; Saint Mary 51; UCLA 42; Illinois 19; New Mexico 16; Gonzaga 7; Oregon 5; VCU 2; UTAH 2 state; UC San Diego 1; Drake 1; Baylor 1;
Emilee Smarr covers Alabama and Crimson Tide Athletics basketball for Tuscaloosa news. It can be contacted by e-mail at esmarr@gannett.com.
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