On Dec. 4, 2021, the Alabama football team took down the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs in the 2021 SEC Championship, and the Crimson Tide basketball team defeated No. 3 ranked Gonzaga in Seattle.
ESPN Stats and Info shared a tweet that presented a wild fact about the wins: It was the first time a single athletics program defeated AP top-five teams in both football and men’s basketball on the same day.
It was quite a day for Alabama fans, who got to celebrate a conference title win, secured a College Football Playoff spot and earned another win against Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs; the fans were then able to watch Nate Oats prove to the nation, on a big stage, that Crimson Tide basketball is a force to be concerned about.
On Saturday, Alabama became the first school to beat AP top-5 teams in college football and men's college basketball on the same day.
The Crimson Tide took down No. 1 Georgia in the SEC Championship and No. 3 Gonzaga in the Battle in Seattle. pic.twitter.com/nW89HXTOMH
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 5, 2021
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