| MBB/WBB Alabama matches program record for highest finish in men's basketball coaches poll

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Alabama matches program record for highest finish in men's basketball coaches poll

Alabama vaulted 14 spots in the final coaches poll, published Tuesday, to No. 4.

247sports.com

Alabama finished No. 4 in the final coaches poll of the 2023-24 men's basketball season published Tuesday, matching the highest season-ending ranking in the coaches poll in program history.

Alabama becomes the only school to finish in the top five of the coaches poll in three of the past four seasons. The Tide finished No. 5 in the 2021 coaches poll, matching 1956 as the best finish in school history. Alabama then topped that mark by finishing No. 4 last season, despite losing in the Sweet 16, and matched that finish Tuesday.

The last school to finish in the top five of three coaches polls in a span of four seasons was Gonzaga, which made three top-five finishes in a row from 2020-22.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Awesome

 

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[Brandon Van de Graaff]

No surprise, but UA finished (tied) 3rd in the AP Poll...

 

[50+yeartidefan]

RTR

 

[TerryP]

No surprise, but UA finished (tied) 3rd in the AP Poll...

Out of curiosity I looked through the last half of the season and couldn't find two teams tied with the same number to totals points. I'll look later for sure...but I'm thinking it's the first time it's happened this year in the AP>

 

[Bammerboy321]

Gotta finish #1

 

[alabama mike]

That is fantastic! Now we need to take the next step. Congrats to CNO, staff and players.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Gotta finish #1

Gotta admit...with 12 losses to finish in top 4 is incredible

 

[Bammerboy321]

Gotta admit...with 12 losses to finish in top 4 is incredible

This whole run was incredible and what Oats did is nothing short of spectacular. Now that the program has gotten to a F4, gotta aim for that championship.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

This whole run was incredible and what Oats did is nothing short of spectacular. Now that the program has gotten to a F4, gotta aim for that championship.

look forward to more final 4s.

 

[TerryP]

Gotta admit...with 12 losses to finish in top 4 is incredible

Causation vs correlation?

11 of those 12 losses were to the top 26 in KP.

 

[TerryP]

Causation vs correlation?

11 of those 12 losses were to the top 26 in KP.

By the way, Alabama schedule this season ranked #1, ALL TIME, in Ken Poms rankings. That's two decades of schedules between right at 8000 teams.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Causation vs correlation?

11 of those 12 losses were to the top 26 in KP.

But Ls are Ls..
Interesting though

End of regular season. N. Sec tourneyment game.

Certainly didnt look like top tier team ....not top 5/10/15

And then.....5 ncaa games....."what have you done lately"

 

[UAgrad93]

But Ls are Ls..
Interesting though

End of regular season. N. Sec tourneyment game.

Certainly didnt look like top tier team ....not top 5/10/15

And then.....5 ncaa games....."what have you done lately"

It’s all about peaking at the right time.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

It’s all about peaking at the right time.

Right ask AU or KY fans...

 

[TerryP]

Double entendre.

peaking at the right time. KY fans...