Being No. 1 ‘doesn’t really mean anything’ says Nate Oats

Nate Oats isn’t concerning himself with Alabama’s recent bump to No. 1.

On Monday, the Alabama men’s basketball team made program history by being ranked No. 1 in the latest AP and USA TODAY Coaches Poll.

Alabama has not been ranked No. 1 since the 2002-03 season.

Alabama was able to rise in the rankings following the Tide’s road win at Auburn and Purdue’s weekend loss at Northwestern.

After the rankings were released, Crimson Tide head coach [autotag]Nate Oats[/autotag] would join Birmingham’s The Next Round to give his thoughts on Alabama’s historic ranking.

Coach Oats made it very clear that the rankings were not that important at the moment and his team is focused on preparing for Tennessee and trying to win the SEC regular season championship.

Here’s a short clip of some of what coach Oats had to say earlier on Monday:

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2022 top 40 college football teams countdown: Vols ranked No. 16

Top 40 college football teams in 2022 countdown: Vols ranked No. 16 with nine and 10 win predictions

Tennessee opened its fall training camp Monday in preparation for the 2022 season.

The Vols will kick off its season against Ball State at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the season-opening matchup.

Ahead of the season, “The Next Round” show based in Birmingham, Alabama is providing its top 40 college football teams in a daily countdown.

“The Next Round” announced Friday the Vols are ranked No. 16. “The Next Round” co-hosts Ryan Brown projects Tennessee to win 10 games and Lance Taylor views the Vols with nine victories in 2022.

Vols Wire: 2022 Tennessee football game-by-game predictions

Below are Brown and Taylor’s analysis of Tennessee under second-year head coach Josh Heupel.

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