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Nate Oats and the Alabama men’s basketball team recently took down a ranked Tennessee team, but still fell in the latest Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll.
Now that conference play is here, the Crimson Tide’s upcoming schedule features difficult opponents, which will be a true test for the team that seeks to repeat being SEC regular season champions and the winners of the conference tournament.
A look at the full Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | Baylor (32) | 13-0 | 800 | – |
| 2 | Duke | 11-1 | 760 | – |
| 3 | Purdue | 12-1 | 713 | – |
| 4 | Gonzaga | 11-2 | 693 | – |
| 5 | UCLA | 8-1 | 657 | – |
| 6 | Kansas | 11-1 | 654 | – |
| 7 | Arizona | 11-1 | 559 | – |
| 8 | USC | 12-0 | 517 | +1 |
| 9 | Auburn | 12-1 | 512 | +2 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 12-2 | 507 | – |
| 11 | Iowa State | 12-1 | 450 | -3 |
| 12 | Ohio St | 9-2 | 412 | – |
| 13 | Kentucky | 11-2 | 344 | +4 |
| 14 | Houston | 12-2 | 328 | – |
| 15 | Villanova | 9-4 | 286 | +7 |
| 16 | Texas | 11-2 | 285 | +2 |
| 17 | Providence | 13-1 | 284 | +4 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 9-3 | 253 | -3 |
| 19 | Colorado St | 10-0 | 229 | +1 |
| 20 | Alabama | 10-3 | 223 | -1 |
| 21 | LSU | 12-1 | 208 | -5 |
| 22 | Seton Hall | 9-3 | 160 | -9 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 10-2 | 156 | – |
| 24 | Xavier | 11-2 | 136 | – |
| 25 | Texas Tech | 10-2 | 110 | – |
Schools Dropped Out
None
Others Receiving Votes
Illinois 37; Connecticut 30; Oklahoma 29; Loyola-Chicago 16; Arkansas15; Minnesota 14; San Francisco 6; Brigham Young 5; Saint Mary’s 4; Florida 4; West Virginia 2; Florida State 1; Davidson 1
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