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Where Alabama Basketball Finished in Final Coaches Poll, AP Poll

The Crimson Tide made the program's firs Final Four this season, but where did Alabama finish in the final rankings?

The Alabama Crimson Tide basketball program capped off a historic 2023-24 season with an NCAA Tournament Final Four appearance. The Crimson Tide earned one of the tournament's 4-seeds and finished 25-12 (13-5) by beating Charleston, Grand Canyon, North Carolina and Clemson before falling to the eventual national champion UConn Huskies.

The USA Today Sports Coaches Poll released its final rankings for the year after UConn's win over Purdue in Monday night's national championship game.

Alabama moved up 14 positions to finish No. 4 overall for the second consecutive year. It's the third time in four seasons that the Crimson Tide has finished in the top five after coming in at fifth in 2020-21.

The Crimson Tide is the top ranked SEC team in the poll, ahead of Tennessee, Auburn, Kentucky and South Carolina.

USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

  1. UConn
  2. Purdue
  3. Houston
  4. Alabama
  5. Tennessee
  6. North Carolina
  7. Illinois
  8. Iowa State
  9. Duke
  10. Creighton
  11. Marquette
  12. Arizona
  13. North Carolina State
  14. Baylor
  15. Clemson
  16. Gonzaga
  17. Auburn
  18. San Diego State
  19. Kentucky
  20. Utah State
  21. Kansas
  22. Saint Mary's
  23. South Carolina
  24. Washington State
  25. Texas Tech

The Alabama Crimson Tide vaulted 16 spaces in the final AP Top 25 Poll and finished No. 3 in the country, just behind UConn and Purdue.

AP TOP 25 MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLL

  1. UConn
  2. Purdue
  3. Alabama
  4. Houston
  5. Tennessee
  6. Illinois
  7. North Carolina
  8. Iowa State
  9. Duke
  10. North Carolina State
  11. Arizona
  12. Marquette
  13. Creighton
  14. Clemson
  15. Gonzaga
  16. Baylor
  17. San Diego State
  18. Auburn
  19. Kansas
  20. Kentucky
  21. Saint Mary's
  22. Utah State
  23. Washington State
  24. South Carolina
  25. Dayton