College Basketball Power Rankings: A two-team race for No. 1
Gonzaga and Baylor are in their own tiers atop men's college basketball. Everyone else, it seems, is fighting for No. 3.
Gonzaga and Baylor are in their own tiers atop men's college basketball. Everyone else, it seems, is fighting for No. 3.
— John Petty Jr. made five 3-pointers and set an Alabama program record, and finished with 17 points as the Crimson Tide routed Arkansas 90-59 on Saturday.
ESPN.com's college basketball experts make predictions for Michigan-Minnesota, Baylor-Texas Tech and other top games of the weekend.
Alabama's Jordan Bruner, who is averaging 7.8 points and 5.9 rebounds and leads the team in blocks (16) and steals (20) this season, is out indefinitely with a right meniscus injury.
— John Petty Jr. scored 23 points, including four of Alabama’s 14 3-pointers, Jaden Shackleford added 18 points and Alabama never trailed Kentucky to earn an 85-65 rout Tuesday night in a matchup of the Southeastern Conference’s top two unbeaten teams.
Juwan Howard and the Wolverines are carrying the banner for the rugged Big Ten, while USC and UCLA had big weeks out west.
— Joshua Primo scored a career-high 22 points, Jordan Bruner added a season-high 20 and first-place Alabama edged last-place Auburn 94-90 despite a strong debut by freshman point guard Sharife Cooper on Saturday.
— Keon Ellis scored 16 points and James Rojas scored 15 — each off the bench — to help carry Alabama past Florida 86-71 on Tuesday night to sit atop the Southeastern Conference.
— Jahvon Quinerly scored 24 points off the bench and John Petty Jr. scored 13, and Alabama beat Mississippi 82-64 on Tuesday night in a Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.
— Charles Bassey scored 27 points with 12 rebounds, scoring the game-winner on a putback with 23 seconds left and lifting Western Kentucky past Alabama 73-71 on Saturday.
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TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Alabama | 6-0 | - | 11-3 |
LSU | 5-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
Tennessee | 4-1 | 1.5 | 10-1 |
Mississippi State | 4-2 | 2 | 9-5 |
Kentucky | 3-2 | 2.5 | 4-8 |
Florida | 3-3 | 3 | 6-4 |
Missouri | 2-2 | 3 | 8-2 |
South Carolina | 1-1 | 3 | 3-3 |
Arkansas | 2-4 | 4 | 10-4 |
Texas A&M | 2-4 | 4 | 7-5 |
Auburn | 2-4 | 4 | 8-6 |
Georgia | 1-4 | 4.5 | 8-4 |
Ole Miss | 1-4 | 4.5 | 6-6 |
Vanderbilt | 0-4 | 5 | 4-6 |
AP | COACHES |
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18 | 16 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
J.D. Davison | PG | Signed | 92 |
Jusaun Holt | SF | Signed | 81 |
Langston Wilson | PF | Signed | - |
Final Fours | 0 |
Tournament Record | 22-21 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 21 |