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Nate Oats and the Alabama Crimson Tide came into the 2024-25 college basketball season hoping to be the ones cutting down the nets in San Antonio instead of an SEC foe.
They'll have to settle for another top 10 finish in the polls.
A day after the Florida Gators defeated the Houston Cougars, 65-63, in a thrilling national championship game at the Alamodome Monday night, Tuesday saw the release of the final men's basketball USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll for the 2024-25 season.
Alabama (28-9 overall, 13-5 SEC) placed No. 6 in the Coaches Poll -- four spots lower than their preseason No. 2 ranking. With coach Todd Golden's Gators (36-4 overall) the unanimous No. 1 with 31 first-place votes and Houston (35-5) the runner-up, No. 3 Duke (35-4), No. 4 Auburn (32-6) and No. 5 Tennessee (30-8) rounded out the top five.
The Crimson Tide were ranked one spot above No. 7 Michigan State in the final poll. Alabama was eliminated by East Region champion Duke, 85-65, in the Elite Eight on March 29 in Newark, N.J.
It's the third consecutive season -- and the fourth time in five years -- that Alabama basketball has placed in the top 10 of the final Coaches Poll under Oats, who just completed his sixth season in Tuscaloosa. A year ago, Alabama finished at No. 4 in the Coaches Poll after reaching the first Final Four in program history.
Alabama also finished No. 4 in the 2022-23 poll, a disappointing result for a team that came into the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed for the first time in school history. The Crimson Tide were upset in the Sweet 16 by San Diego State that season.
Alabama finished No. 5 in the final Coaches Poll of 2021. The Crimson Tide are the only SEC program to place in the Top 10 of the final Coaches Poll in four of the past five seasons. That includes Kentucky and other SEC basketball powers.
With his track record of consistency, no one has proven himself more capable of leading Alabama basketball moving forward than Oats.
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They'll have to settle for another top 10 finish in the polls.
A day after the Florida Gators defeated the Houston Cougars, 65-63, in a thrilling national championship game at the Alamodome Monday night, Tuesday saw the release of the final men's basketball USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll for the 2024-25 season.
Alabama (28-9 overall, 13-5 SEC) placed No. 6 in the Coaches Poll -- four spots lower than their preseason No. 2 ranking. With coach Todd Golden's Gators (36-4 overall) the unanimous No. 1 with 31 first-place votes and Houston (35-5) the runner-up, No. 3 Duke (35-4), No. 4 Auburn (32-6) and No. 5 Tennessee (30-8) rounded out the top five.
The Crimson Tide were ranked one spot above No. 7 Michigan State in the final poll. Alabama was eliminated by East Region champion Duke, 85-65, in the Elite Eight on March 29 in Newark, N.J.
It's the third consecutive season -- and the fourth time in five years -- that Alabama basketball has placed in the top 10 of the final Coaches Poll under Oats, who just completed his sixth season in Tuscaloosa. A year ago, Alabama finished at No. 4 in the Coaches Poll after reaching the first Final Four in program history.
Alabama also finished No. 4 in the 2022-23 poll, a disappointing result for a team that came into the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed for the first time in school history. The Crimson Tide were upset in the Sweet 16 by San Diego State that season.
Alabama finished No. 5 in the final Coaches Poll of 2021. The Crimson Tide are the only SEC program to place in the Top 10 of the final Coaches Poll in four of the past five seasons. That includes Kentucky and other SEC basketball powers.
With his track record of consistency, no one has proven himself more capable of leading Alabama basketball moving forward than Oats.
ON THE MOVE: Keep up with Alabama's busy offseason by visiting Roll Tide Wire's transfer portal tracker.
Contact/Follow us @RollTideWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Alabama news, notes and opinion.
This article originally appeared on Roll Tide Wire: Alabama basketball's final Coaches Poll ranking unveiled
Continue reading...
