Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide men’s basketball team have dropped a second game on the season, this one was a road matchup against a hungry Memphis team. The recent loss came directly after Alabama took down two of last season’s Final Four teams in Gonzaga and Houston.
Though the Crimson Tide remain the highest-ranked SEC team in the latest Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll, others are gaining ground, though. Auburn sits one place behind Alabama at No. 12, LSU is No. 16, Kentucky at No. 18 and Tennessee at No. 19.
The full Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | Baylor | 10-0 | 800 | – |
| 2 | Duke | 10-1 | 754 | – |
| 3 | Purdue | 10-1 | 689 | +1 |
| 4 | Gonzaga | 9-2 | 673 | – |
| 4 | Arizona | 11-0 | 673 | – |
| 6 | UCLA | 9-1 | 670 | -3 |
| 7 | Kansas | 9-1 | 639 | – |
| 8 | Iowa State | 11-0 | 501 | +3 |
| 9 | USC | 12-0 | 480 | – |
| 10 | Michigan State | 9-2 | 446 | +2 |
| 11 | Alabama | 9-2 | 422 | -3 |
| 12 | Auburn | 10-1 | 412 | +2 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 8-2 | 400 | +2 |
| 14 | Houston | 10-2 | 398 | -1 |
| 15 | Seton Hall | 9-1 | 383 | +1 |
| 16 | LSU | 11-0 | 254 | +4 |
| 17 | Texas | 8-2 | 243 | – |
| 18 | Kentucky | 8-2 | 217 | +3 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 8-2 | 215 | -1 |
| 20 | Xavier | 11-1 | 204 | +5 |
| 21 | Colorado St | 10-0 | 203 | +2 |
| 22 | Villanova | 7-4 | 158 | -12 |
| 23 | Providence | 11-1 | 149 | +4 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 9-2 | 129 | +2 |
| 25 | Texas Tech | 8-2 | 89 | -1 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 19 Arkansas; No. 22 Connecticut
Others Receiving Votes
Arkansas 36; Connecticut 34; Illinois 24; West Virginia 23; Oklahoma 21; Loyola-Chicago 16; Minnesota 15; San Francisco 12; Wake Forest 9; Saint Mary’s 3; Florida 2; Brigham Young 2; Michigan 1; Indiana 1
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