Going into Wednesday night, Alabama Basketball and Texas A&M were unranked in the mostly pointless AP Poll. Alabama got a close win in a game that showcased two teams capable of beating highly ranked AP teams.
Alabama's 100-97 win pushed the Aggies into a first-place tie in the SEC, joining Florida at 7-2. Four more teams are currently above Alabama: Kentucky is 7-3, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, and Arkansas are 6-3. Joining Alabama at 5-4 are Auburn and Missouri. The Crimson Tide has much work to do to gain a double-bye in the SEC Tournament.
Important Alabama Basketball Rankings
- NCAA NET Rankings - The SEC has 10 teams projected to be selected for the NCAA Tournament: Florida (No. 11), Vandy (No. 14), Tennessee (No. 20), Alabama (No. 23), Arkansas (No. 26), Auburn (No. 30), Georgia (No. 35). Texas A&M (no. 36), and Texas (No. 38)
- Ken Pomeroy Ratings - Florida (No. 7), Vanderbilt (No. 13), Tennessee (No. 17), Alabama (No. 21), Arkansas (No. 25), Auburn (No. 27), Texas A&M (No. 29), Kentucky (No. 31), Texas (No. 33), and Georgia (No. 41)
- Bart Torvik's T-Rank - Florida (No. 8), Vanderbilt (No. 10), Tennessee (No. 14), Alabama (No. 20), Texas A&M (No. 23), Arkansas (No. 29), Auburn (No. 32), Texas (No. 40), Georgia (No. 41), and Kentucky (No. 41).
- Kevin Paugh's KPI - Vanderbilt (No. 11), Alabama (No. 16), Florida (No. 21), Tennessee (No. 23), Arkansas (No. 27), Auburn (No. 29), Kentucky (No. 33), Texas A&M (No. 43), and Georgia (No. 46)
- ESPN's BPI - Florida (No. 7), Tennessee (No. 13), Vanderbilt (No. 15), Alabama (No. 19), Kentucky (No. 20), Auburn (No. 22), Texas A&M (No. 25), Arkansas (No. 30), Texas (No. 35), and Georgia (No. 39).
- The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee also tracks Torvik's 'Wins Above the Bubble' calculation. The WAB has Vanderbilt (No. 12), Alabama (No. 18), Florida (No. 21), Tennessee (No. 22), Arkansas (No. 26), Kentucky (No. 31), Auburn (No. 32), Texas A&M (No. 36), and Georgia (No. 42).
Based on multiple sources, Alabama is currently projected as an NCAA Tournament 5-seed or 6-seed.