Alabama Continues Climb In Ap Poll Ahead of Final Week of Regular Season

The Associated Press has released its updated top 25 teams in men's basketball. Alabama has continued to climb back up the rankings after being knocked out following a blowout 100-77 loss to the Florida Gators on February 1. Alabama immediately rebounded, winning its next eight straight games and moving up to number 16 in the new men's basketball AP poll.

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Here is the updated AP Poll

1. Duke
2. Arizona
3. Michigan
4. UConn
5. Florida
6. Iowa State
7. Houston
8. Michigan State
9. Nebraska
10. Texas Tech
11. Illinois
12. Gonzaga
13. Virginia
14. Kansas
15. Purdue
16. Alabama
17. North Carolina
18. Saint John's
19. Miami (Ohio)
20. Arkansas
21. Saint Mary's
22. Miami (FL)
23. Tennessee
24. Vanderbilt
25. Saint Louis

After securing a win over Tennessee in Knoxville, the Crimson Tide secured a double bye for the SEC Tournament, meaning we won't see the Tide take the court until Friday, March 13th. Alabama looks forward to its final two regular-season games against Georgia and Auburn ahead of the SEC men's basketball tournament. Winning one of Georgia or Auburn gives Alabama the No. 2 overall seed in the SEC tournament. The Tide is currently a four-seed in most bracketologies for the NCAA tournament, but could rise to a three-seed with a strong showing to end the regular season and in the SEC tournament.

Alabama's leading scorer on the season is Sophomore guard Labaron Philon Jr., averaging 21.4 points per game. Philon has been nothing short of remarkable for the Tide, scoring the final field goal for Alabama on a turnaround jumper in the paint to secure what was the first time the Tide had beaten the Volunteers since the 2021-2022 season.

The Tide will travel to Athens, Georgia, on March 3 to take on the Georgia Bulldogs at 5:30 pm CST and host the Auburn Tigers in The Iron Bowl of Basketball on Saturday, March 7th at 7:30 pm CST.

Ryan Bond is an intern for Tide 100.9 with an avid interest in college football and college basketball. To keep up with Ryan, follow him on X at @Ryanb5172