Where Alabama Basketball Ranks in Polls at End of 2025-26 Regular Season

Did the Crimson Tide move in the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll after falling to Georgia but beating Auburn in the regular-season finale?

Alabama head coach Nate Oats looks a replay in the second half of the game against Auburn on Mar. 7, 2026. | Sarah Munzenmaier/Alabama Crimson Tide on SI

Alabama men's basketball entered its final week of the regular season against Georgia and Auburn as the No. 16 team in both the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll.

The Crimson Tide came into this past week winning its previous eight contests, but the Bulldogs spoiled it, as Alabama fell to UGA 98-88 on the road on March 3. That said, UA ended the regular season on a high note with a 96-84 home victory on March 7 — giving the Tide the season sweep

After going 1-1 this past week, Alabama finished the regular season at the No. 15 spot in the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll.

Nevertheless, these rankings won't necessarily be attached to Alabama throughout the postseason. The Crimson Tide earned the No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament and will first play in the quarterfinals against either 7-seed Georgia, 10-seed Texas or 15-seed Ole Miss on Friday at 6 p.m. CT in Nashville.

Depending on how Alabama performs in the SEC Tournament, it's very likely that the Crimson Tide will be somewhere between a No. 3 and No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

AP Top 25

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

1. Duke (56), 29-2, 1519
2. Arizona (4), 29-2, 1439
3. Michigan (1), 29-2, 1434
4. Florida, 25-6, 1337
5. Houston, 26-5, 1241
6. UConn, 27-4, 1178
7. Iowa State, 25-6, 1137
8. Michigan State, 25-6, 1083
9. Illinois, 24-7, 1037
10. Virginia, 27-4, 953
11. Nebraska, 26-5, 939
12. Gonzaga, 28-3, 846
13. St. John's, 25-6, 733
14. Kansas, 22-9, 608
15. Alabama, 23-8, 602
16. Texas Tech, 22-9, 554
17. Arkansas, 23-8, 532
18. Purdue, 23-8, 529
19. North Carolina, 24-7, 488
20. Miami-Ohio, 31-0, 420
21. Saint Mary's, 27-4, 325
22. Vanderbilt, 24-7, 323
23. Wisconsin, 22-9, 201
24. Louisville, 22-9, 140
25. Tennessee, 21-10, 72

Others Receiving Votes: Miami 60, TCU 19, BYU 18, Saint Louis 12, High Point 11, Georgia 10, Villanova 10, UCLA 3, VCU 3, Stephen F Austin 2, Utah St. 2, Ohio St. 2, Missouri 2, Akron 1.

Coaches Poll

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

1. Duke (28), 29-2, 772
2. Arizona (3), 737
3. Michigan, 29-2, 721
4. Florida, 25-6, 677
5. Houston, 25-6, 640
6. UConn, 27-4, 614
7. Iowa State, 25-6, 564
8. Michigan State, 25-6, 537
9. Illinois, 24-7, 514
10. Nebraska, 26-5, 492
11. Virginia, 27-4, 475
12. Gonzaga, 28-3, 439
13. St. John's, 25-6, 366
14. Texas Tech, 22-9, 319
15. Alabama, 23-8, 313
16. Kansas, 22-9, 308
17. Arkansas, 23-8, 295
18. Purdue, 23-8, 294
19. North Carolina, 24-7, 199
20. Miami-Ohio, 31-0, 191
21. Saint Mary's, 27-4, 177
22. Vanderbilt, 24-7, 160
23. Wisconsin, 22-9, 90
24. Louisville, 22-9, 73
25. Miami-Florida, 24-7, 31

Schools Dropped Out: No. 24 Saint Louis; No. 25 Tennessee.

Others Receiving Votes: Villanova 27; Tennessee 22; Saint Louis 9; UCLA 6; Georgia 6; Utah State 3; Ohio State 2; BYU 2.

Alabama Basketball's 2025-26 Season in the Polls

• Preseason: No. 15 in AP Poll, No. 16 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 1 (North Dakota win, St. John's win): No. 8 in AP Poll, No. 9 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 2 (Purdue loss): No. 11 in AP Poll, No. 11 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 3 (Illinois win): No. 8 in AP Poll, No. 9 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 4 (Gonzaga loss, UNLV win, Maryland win): No. 12 in AP Poll, No. 12 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 5 (Clemson win, UTSA win): No. 12 in AP Poll, No. 12 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 6 (Arizona loss): No. 16 in AP Poll, No. 16 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 7 (USF win, Kennesaw State win): No. 14 in AP Poll, No. 15 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 8 (Holiday break): No. 15 in Coaches Poll (AP Top 25 not released during break)
• After Week 9 (Yale win, Kentucky win): No. 13 in AP Poll, No. 12 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 10 (Vanderbilt loss, Texas loss): No. 18 in AP Poll, No. 18 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 11 (Mississippi State win, Oklahoma win): No. 17 in AP Poll, No. 17 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 12 (Tennessee loss): No. 23 in AP Poll, No. 23 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 13 (Missouri win, Florida loss): Not ranked in AP Poll, Not ranked in Coaches Poll
• After Week 14 (Texas A&M win, Auburn win): Not ranked in AP Poll, Not ranked in Coaches Poll
• After Week 15 (Ole Miss win, South Carolina win): No. 25 in AP Poll, Not ranked in Coaches Poll
• After Week 16 (Arkansas win, LSU win): No. 17 in AP Poll, No. 18 in Coaches Poll
• After Week 17 (Mississippi State win, Tennessee win): No. 16 in AP Poll, No. 16 in Coaches Poll
• End of Regular Season (Georgia loss, Auburn win): No. 15 in AP Poll, No. 15 in Coaches Poll

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