Alabama Basketball Tops AP Poll For First Time Since 2002-03 Season

TUSCALOOSA, AL — For the first time since the 2002-2003 season, Alabama men's basketball (22-3, 12-0 SEC) has been ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press men's college basketball Top 25 poll.

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The news comes after previous No. 1 Purdue fell to Northwestern 64-58 over the weekend, while Alabama won on the road at Auburn in one of the most highly anticipated games in the country.

The Crimson Tide received 38 total first place votes ahead of the new poll being released Monday and was followed by Houston at No. 2 with 22 votes. This is where it must be noted that, after upsetting No. 1 North Carolina earlier in the season, Alabama also topped the Houston 71-65 in December to topple the Cougars from its No. 1 ranking.

The Crimson Tide will be back in action on Wednesday, Feb. 15, for a road match in Knoxville against the Tennessee Volunteers.

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