Alabama Basketball No. 1 in Final AP Top 25 of 2022-23 Season
History continues to be made for Alabama basketball.
On Monday morning, the final AP Top 25 of the 2022-23 season was released, with the Crimson Tide finishing the season as the No. 1 team in the nation. Alabama received 48 first-place votes, moving up three spots from No. 4.
The No. 1 ranking marks the fourth time in program history that Alabama has been ranked as the top team in the nation. The Crimson Tide was ranked No. 1 for two consecutive weeks back in December of 2002, but had to wait until this past February to be ranked No. 1 again — a ranking that lasted only one week before Alabama lost at Tennessee.
Prior to Monday, the Crimson Tide's highest ranking to finish a season was No. 5, which was set both in 1956 and 2021.
Around the rest of the Southeastern Conference, Texas A&M is the next highest-ranked SEC team at No. 17. Tennessee comes in at No. 20, while Missouri is the last SEC team at No. 23. Kentucky received 39 voting points but was not ranked.
On Sunday night, the latest USA Today Coaches Poll was released. Alabama moved up three spots to No. 2 behind Houston. The Crimson Tide received the second-most first-place votes with eight compared to 21 for the Cougars. The final coaches poll will release following the NCAA Tournament.
Alabama's highest finish in the highest coaches poll was also No. 5 back in the same seasons as the AP finish: 1956 and 2021.
Here is the full final AP Top 25 of the 2022-23 college basketball season as well as the coaches poll:
AP Top 25 - Week 19
(Ranking, team, record, points, first-place votes)
1. Alabama (29-5) 1,508 (48)
2. Houston (31-3) 1,404 (9)
3. Purdue (29-5) 1,367 (3)
4. Kansas (27-7) 1,303
5. Texas (26-8) 1,276
6. Marquette (28-6) 1,244
7. UCLA (29-5) 1,209 (1)
8. Arizona (28-6) 1,155
9. Gonzaga (28-5) 1,046
10. UConn (25-8) 854
11. Baylor (22-10) 779
12. Duke (26-8) 763
13. Xavier (25-9) 738
14. Virginia (25-7) 711
15. Kansas State (23-9) 709
16. Miami (FL) (25-7) 581
17. Texas A&M (25-9) 562
18. San Diego State (27-6) 550
19. Saint Mary's (26-7) 426
20. Tennessee (23-10) 381
21. Indiana (22-11) 332
22. TCU (21-12) 254
23. Missouri (24-9) 171
24. Memphis (26-8) 110
25. Florida Atlantic (31-3) 99
Others receiving votes:
Creighton 94, Oral Roberts 58, Kentucky 39, Iowa State 32, VCU 26, Utah State 15, Penn State 11, Charleston 10, West Virginia 2, Drake 2, Kent State 2, Northwestern 2.
USA Today Sports Coaches Poll - March 12, 2023
(Ranking, team, record, points, first-place votes)
1. Houston 31-3 777 (21)
2. Alabama 29-5 759 (8)
3. Purdue 29-5 728 (2)
4. Marquette 28-6 654
5. Kansas 27-7 652 (1)
6. UCLA 29-5 649
7. Texas 26-8 647
8. Arizona 28-6 608
9. Gonzaga 28-5 546
10. Virginia 25-7 418
11. Baylor 22-10 399
12. Connecticut 25-8 391
13. Kansas State 23-9 370
14. Xavier 25-9 369
15. Miami-Florida 25-7 342
16. Duke 26-8 334
17. Texas A&M 25-9 289
18. San Diego St. 27-6 266
19. Saint Mary's 26-7 240
19. Indiana 22-11 240
21. Tennessee 23-10 153
22. Creighton 21-12 118
23. Texas Christian 21-12 117
24. Missouri 24-9 65
25. Florida Atlantic 31-3 54
Others receiving votes:
Iowa State 47; Kentucky 29; Penn St. 24; Northwestern 23; Providence 21; Oral Roberts 20; Utah St. 14; VCU 9; Maryland 6; Kent St. 6; NC State 5; Memphis 4; Pittsburgh 3; Charleston 3; Michigan St. 1.
