Alabama basketball returned from Tobacco Road with a win that got it back in the top 10.
In the latest release of the Coaches Poll, the Crimson Tide is up four spots to No. 8 after last Wednesday’s win over UNC in the SEC/ACC Challenge.
The Tar Heels dropped out of the Top 25 with the defeat, falling from No. 22.
Back in Coleman Coliseum for the first time in over a month on Saturday, coach Nate Oats and UA are preparing for a visit from unranked Creighton, who received 20 votes in Monday’s poll following last week’s upset of Kansas.
With the loss, the Jayhawks tumbled nine spots from the No. 1 status they’d held since the preseason. Now, rival and No. 2 Auburn trails a top-ranked, undefeated Tennessee team.
No. 15 Memphis; No. 17 Illinois; No. 19 Pittsburgh; No. 22 North Carolina
Mississippi State 93; Illinois 72; St. John’s 51; Pittsburgh 50; Arizona State 45; Maryland 42; Memphis 39; Drake 35; Utah State 32; Penn State 30; Saint Mary’s 28; Missouri 21; Creighton 20; Georgia 18; West Virginia 11; Arkansas 10; UC Irvine 5; Texas 5; Dayton 4; Texas Tech 2; North Carolina 2; Loyola Chicago 2; LSU 1
Emilee Smarr covers Alabama basketball and Crimson Tide athletics for the Tuscaloosa News. She can be reached via email at esmarr@gannett.com.
