
Alabama basketball continues to dominate opponents as the regular season begins to wind down. The Crimson Tide holds an overall record of 20-3 and a perfect conference record of 10-0.
Nate Oats and his team are expected to enter the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament as a No. 1 seed but will first have to finish out the regular season and participate in the SEC conference tournament.
Below is the latest USA TODAY Sports Men's Basketball Coaches Poll.
Schools Dropped Out
No. 20 Florida Atlantic; No. 23 Auburn; No. 25 Illinois.
Others Receiving Votes
Creighton 66; Florida Atlantic 61; Rutgers 56; Auburn 43; Illinois 21; Southern California 19; Pittsburgh 16; Maryland 16; Texas A&M 11; Kentucky 11; Iowa 10; Missouri 4; Nevada 3; Northwestern 2; Charleston 2; Utah St. 1; Oklahoma State 1; New Mexico 1.
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