Where Alabama Basketball Ranks After Week 16

How far down the polls did the Crimson Tide move after falling to Missouri but defeating Kentucky?

Alabama forward Mouhamed Dioubate (10) celebrates against Kentucky at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, AL on Saturday, Feb 22, 2025. | Photo by Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— Alabama men's basketball entered this past week at No. 4 in the AP Top 25 and No. 4 in the Coaches Poll while eyeing a road game against then-No. 15 Missouri and a home matchup against then-No. 17 Kentucky this past Saturday.

The Crimson Tide fell to No. 15 Missouri 110-98 on the road on Wednesday night. Mizzou had a 12-0 lead two minutes into the game and Alabama had to play catch-up throughout the night. Alabama came within six points multiple times in the second half mainly due to the effort of guard Mark Sears' season-high 35 points, but the rest of the team couldn't get it done.

Alabama took down No. 17 Kentucky 96-83 at home on Saturday evening. The Crimson Tide was down 30-18 after yet another slow start, but after a massive run, Alabama took the lead and never looked back. The Tide's guard trio of Mark Sears (30 points), Aden Holloway (19) and Chris Youngblood (14) led Alabama in this offensive outburst.

So, after a week that featured a bad loss and a big win for Alabama basketball, the Crimson Tide moved down to No. 6 in the AP Top 25 and to No. 6 in the Coaches Poll on Monday.

AP Top 25

(Rank, Team, First-Place Votes, Record, Points)

1. Auburn (60), 25-2, 1500
2. Duke, 24-3, 1406
3. Florida, 24-3, 1397
4. Houston, 23-4, 1327
5. Tennessee, 22-5, 1236
6. Alabama, 22-5, 1198
7. St. John's, 24-4, 1132
8. Michigan State, 22-5, 1055
9. Iowa State, 21-6, 1004
10. Texas Tech, 21-6, 915
11. Wisconsin, 21-6, 800
12. Texas A&M, 20-7, 797
13. Clemson, 22-5, 712
14. Missouri, 20-7, 683
15. Michigan, 20-6, 657
16. Maryland, 21-6, 630
17. Kentucky, 18-9, 461
18. Memphis, 22-5, 393
19. Louisville, 21-6, 372
20. Purdue, 19-9, 328
21. Marquette, 20-7, 309
22. Arizona, 18-9, 289
23. Saint Mary's, 25-4, 284
24. Mississippi State, 19-8, 264
25. BYU, 19-8, 135

Others Receiving Votes: Creighton 53, Mississippi 28, Kansas 25, New Mexico 23, VCU 20, Oregon 20, UCLA 14, Drake 12, UC San Diego 8, Gonzaga 3, High Point 3, Illinois 3, Vanderbilt 2, Utah St. 1, Yale 1.

Coaches Poll

(Rank, Team, First-Place Votes, Record, Points)

1. Auburn (28), 25-2, 748
2. Duke (2), 24-3, 708
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

Schools Dropped Out: No. 25 Kansas.

Others Receiving Votes: BYU 39; New Mexico 29; VCU 22; Ole Miss 15; UC San Diego 14; UCLA 13; Utah State 11; Kansas 11; Gonzaga 7; UConn 5; Drake 2; UC Davis 1; Oregon 1.

Alabama in the Polls by Week:

• Preseason: No. 2 in AP Poll, No. 2 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 1 (UNC Asheville win, Arkansas State win): No. 2 in AP Poll, No. 2 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 2 (McNeese win, Purdue loss): No. 8 in the AP Poll, No. 7 in the Coaches Poll
• After Week 3 (Illinois win): No. 9 in AP Poll, No. 9 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 4 (Houston win, Rutgers win, Oregon loss): No. 10 in AP Poll, No. 12 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 5 (North Carolina win): No. 7 in AP Poll, No. 8 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 6 (Creighton win): No. 6 in AP Poll, No. 7 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 7 (North Dakota win, Kent State win): No. 5 in AP Poll, No. 6 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 8 (South Dakota State win): No. 5 in AP Poll, No. 6 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 9 (Oklahoma win): No. 5 in AP Poll, No. 5 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 10 (South Carolina win, Texas A&M win): No. 4 in AP Poll, No. 5 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 11 (Ole Miss loss, Kentucky win): No. 4 in AP Poll, No. 3 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 12 (Vanderbilt win, LSU win): No. 4 in AP Poll, No. 4 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 13 (Mississippi State win, Georgia win): No. 3 in AP Poll, No. 3 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 14 (Arkansas win): No. 2 in AP Poll, No. 1 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 15 (Texas win, Auburn loss): No. 4 in AP Poll, No. 4 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 16 (Missouri loss, Kentucky win): No. ? in AP Poll, No. 6 in Coaches Poll