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Alabama MBB gains votes in Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll following two-game win streak

Alabama is the first team out in the latest rankings!

Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide basketball team are fighting an uphill battle as the final stretch of the regular season gets underway.

Despite once being a top-10 team, Alabama fell out of the rankings weeks ago and has been trying to fight their way back ever since. Now on a two-game win streak following wins over Ole Miss and Arkansas, Alabama is the first team out of the latest Coaches poll.

Only a few games remain in the regular season before the SEC men’s basketball tournament begins.

A look at the full Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:

Rank Team Record Points Change
1 Gonzaga 21-2 798 (30) –
2 Auburn 23-2 734 (2) –
3 Kentucky 21-4 731 +1
4 Arizona 22-2 725 +1
5 Duke 21-4 631 +1
6 Kansas 20-4 603 +2
7 Purdue 22-4 596 -4
8 Baylor 21-4 583 +2
9 Providence 21-2 577 +2
10 Villanova 19-6 475 +5
11 Texas Tech 19-6 451 -2
12 Illinois 18-6 441 +1
13 Tennessee 18-6 360 +5
14 UCLA 14-5 358 -2
15 Houston 20-4 351 -8
16 Wisconsin 19-5 328 -2
17 USC 21-4 288 +4
18 Ohio State 15-6 278 -2
19 Michigan St 18-6 244 -2
20 Texas 18-7 170 –
21 Murray St 24-2 105 +3
22 Wyoming 21-3 94 +4
23 Marquette 16-9 87 -4
24 Connecticut 17-7 68 -1
24 Arkansas 19-6 68 +6

Schools Dropped Out

No. 22 Saint Mary’s; No. 25 Wake Forest

Others Receiving Votes

Alabama 55; Saint Mary’s 45; Colorado St. 33; Xavier 20; Notre Dame 18; Wake Forest 16; Miami-Florida 14; Louisiana State 8; Southern Methodist 7; Loyola-Chicago 7; Seton Hall 6; Rutgers 6; Boise St. 6; Davidson 4; San Francisco 3; North Carolina 2; Iowa State 2; Iowa 2; Texas Christian 1; Missouri St. 1

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Alabama MBB moves up to No. 9 in latest Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll

Alabama basketball is the highest-ranked SEC team in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll!

Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide are a perfect 4-0 on the season, as the team prepares for a rough stretch ahead, which includes playing top-ranked Gonzaga and other highly-ranked programs over the next few weeks.

In the latest Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll, Alabama ranks No. 9, which makes the Crimson Tide the highest-ranked SEC team in the poll.

Here’s a look at the full Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll

Rank Team Record PTS 1st Prev Chg Hi/Lo
1 Gonzaga 4-0 797 30 1 — 1/1
2 UCLA 4-0 751 2 2 — 2/2
3 Kansas 3-0 725 0 3 — 3/3
4 Purdue 5-0 691 0 7 3 4/7
5 Baylor 4-0 635 0 8 3 5/8
6 Duke 5-0 624 0 9 3 6/9
7 Villanova 3-2 546 0 4 -3 4/7
8 Texas 3-1 479 0 5 -3 5/8
9 Alabama 4-0 472 0 13 4 9/13
10 Memphis 4-0 441 0 16 6 10/16
11 Houston 3-0 431 0 14 3 11/14
12 Arkansas 3-0 357 0 15 3 12/15
13 Michigan 3-2 356 0 6 -7 6/13
13 Kentucky 3-1 356 0 11 -2 11/13
15 Illinois 2-1 321 0 10 -5 10/15
16 St. Bonaventure 5-0 261 0 24 8 16/24
17 Tennessee 3-1 226 0 17 — 17/17
18 Brigham Young 4-0 205 0 NR — 18/NR
19 Arizona 5-0 204 0 NR 14 19/NR
20 Seton Hall 3-0 187 0 NR — 20/NR
21 Connecticut 4-0 183 0 23 2 21/23
22 Auburn 3-0 174 0 22 — 22/22
23 Oregon 2-1 168 0 12 -11 12/23
24 Florida 3-0 162 0 NR — 24/NR
25 Southern California 3-0 92 0 NR 3 25/NR
Teams that dropped out:
No. 17 Ohio St.; No. 19 Florida State; No. 20 North Carolina; No. 21 Maryland; No. 25 Virginia.

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Texas basketball: Two of the top centers name Longhorns among top 10

Two of the top centers in the 2021 men’s basketball recruiting cycle have named the Texas Longhorns among their top 10.

In the 2020 men’s basketball recruiting cycle, Shaka Smart earned only one commitment. That came from the number four power forward in the country Greg Brown II. Brown’s recruitment came down to signing with Texas or making the jump to the NBA’s G League. It is well known that his freshman season with the Longhorns will be his only as he will make the jump to the NBA.

As for the 2021 class, the Longhorns have already found a potential replacement for Brown at the power forward position. Keeyan Itejere of Grace Christian in Raleigh, North Carolina has already committed to the Longhorns. The Longhorns are also on the shortened list for two of the top centers in the 2021 class.

The number five center in the country, Daimion Collons of Atlanta, Texas has named the Longhorns among his top ten schools. According to crystal ball predictions on 247Sports, Collins is 100% to Texas based off of three predictions submitted.

His top ten schools:

  • Texas
  • Houston
  • Oklahoma
  • Kansas
  • Alabama
  • LSU
  • Texas Tech
  • Arkansas
  • Oklahoma State
  • Baylor

The second top 10 announcement came from Canada’s Charles Bediako. He is the number one rated player from Ontario, Canada and number three center in the entire class. Bediako stands at 6’11” and 215 pounds. His crystal ball is a little less clear cut as there are two predictions. One is for Alabama and one is undecided.

Bediako’s top 10:

  • Memphis
  • Alabama
  • Texas
  • Baylor
  • Maryland
  • Duke
  • Tennessee
  • Michigan
  • Ohio State
  • Southern California

If Shaka Smart can land either of these two centers, it would be a major win for Texas men’s basketball. The Longhorns are looking to get back to the top of the Big 12 and they will likely need a dominant big man to help them get there.