Alabama men’s basketball is 4-0 on the season and off to a perfect start. With a big tournament looming near the Crimson Tide is in a perfect position to steal some more spots in the AP Poll.
Iona is around the corner, being played on Thursday at 4:00 p.m. CT. The game will air on ESPN/ESPN2.
In the latest AP Poll, released on Monday, the Crimson Tide was tied for the tenth spot in the poll.
If the Tide can win the ESPN Events Invitational and stay undefeated, you can only expect their ranking to rise.
Have a look at the Week 3 AP Poll below.
| Rank | Trend | Team | Conference | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – |  Gonzaga |
West Coast | 4-0 | 1,515(55) |
| 2 | – |  UCLA |
Pac-12 | 4-0 | 1,443(5) |
| 3 | 3 |  Purdue |
Big Ten | 5-0 | 1,391(1) |
| 4 | 1 |  Kansas |
Big 12 | 3-0 | 1,354 |
| 5 | 2 |  Duke |
ACC | 5-0 | 1,225 |
| 6 | 3 |  Baylor |
Big 12 | 4-0 | 1,154 |
| 7 | 2 |  Villanova |
Big East | 3-2 | 1,090 |
| 8 | – |  Texas |
Big 12 | 3-1 | 1,083 |
| 9 | 2 |  Memphis |
American Athletic Conference (AAC) | 4-0 | 1,002 |
| 10 | 3 |  Kentucky |
SEC | 3-1 | 880 |
| 10 | 4 |  Alabama |
SEC | 4-0 | 880 |
| 12 | 3 |  Houston |
American Athletic Conference (AAC) | 3-0 | 861 |
| 13 | 3 |  Arkansas |
SEC | 3-0 | 754 |
| 14 | 4 |  Illinois |
Big Ten | 2-1 | 624 |
| 15 | 2 |  Tennessee |
SEC | 3-1 | 558 |
| 16 | 6 |  St. Bonaventure |
Atlantic 10 | 5-0 | 517 |
| 17 | – |  Arizona |
Pac-12 | 5-0 | 474 |
| 18 | – |  Brigham Young |
West Coast | 4-0 | 449 |
| 19 | 2 |  Auburn |
SEC | 3-0 | 374 |
| 20 | 16 |  Michigan |
Big Ten | 3-2 | 367 |
| 21 | – |  Seton Hall |
Big East | 3-0 | 363 |
| 22 | 1 |  Connecticut |
Big East | 4-0 | 342 |
| 23 | 1 |  Florida |
SEC | 3-0 | 294 |
| 24 | 1 |  Southern California |
Pac-12 | 3-0 | 138 |
| 25 | – |  Xavier |
Big East | 4-0 | 102 |
Others Receiving Votes: Oregon 96, Virginia Tech 91, Ohio St. 89, North Carolina 75, Indiana 45, Michigan St. 44, Marquette 41, Colorado St. 30, Maryland 28, Texas Tech 26, Iowa 6, LSU 6, Florida St. 4, Mississippi St. 4, Drake 2, San Francisco 1, George Mason 1, Ohio 1, Loyola Chicago 1.