Alabama Takes Top Spot in USA Today Coaches Poll Ahead of Preseason Showdown
How far did Nate Oats' Alabama Crimson Tide fall in the top 25 polls after its upset loss to Ole Miss at the SEC Tournament? Here are the full top 25.
The Alabama Crimson Tide learned their NCAA Tournament seed and first-round opponent in March Madness on Selection Sunday. The Crimson Tide (23-9 overall) are the No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region and will face the Hofstra Pride (24-10) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday in Tampa, Florida.
After a disappointing showing in the SEC Tournament, Alabama cost itself a shot at a higher seed. as well as a few spots in this week's new USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll . In the new poll, the Crimson Tide fell three spots to No.
18 after its 80-79 upset loss to Ole Miss. The Tide are ranked one spot below the Kansas Jayhawks and one spot ahead of Texas Tech. Nate Oats' team is now the fourth highest-ranked SEC team in the top 25.
SEC Tournament champion Arkansas (26-8) moved up two spots to No. 15, and runner-up Vanderbilt (26-8) jumped six spots overall to No. 16.
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