It wasn’t all bad news for Alabama women’s basketball in Week 13 of the 2025-26 season.
That may seem a bit generous after Alabama suffered a 103-63 blowout loss in Baton Rouge to coach Kim Mulkey’s LSU Tigers on Sunday, but three days earlier the Crimson Tide went on the road to pick up a quality top 25 win over the Georgia Bulldogs, 68-53.
In Alabama’s win over Georgia on Thursday in Athens, Essence Cody led all scorers with 16 points as the Crimson Tide made 55 percent of their shots, including eight-of-17 from 3-point range. Ta’Mia Scott added 13 points, Karly Weathers had 11, and Jessica Timmons finished with 10.
Alabama’s hot shooting was nowhere to be found on Sunday as the Crimson Tide suffered their most lopsided defeat of the season against a top-5 LSU program. The Tide made just 34 percent of their shots and fell behind 49-29 at halftime.
The Tigers, who lost to Alabama last year at Coleman Coliseum, made sure a repeat didn’t happen Sunday as four players finished in double figures. Jada Richard’s game-high 16 points led LSU. Timmons led Alabama with 15 points.
The loss to LSU ended a two-game Alabama winning streak. The Crimson Tide sit at 19-4 overall and 5-4 in SEC play following a 14-0 start to the season that included an upset win over then-No. 9 Kentucky on Jan. 8.
Where is Alabama women’s basketball ranked in Coaches Poll after LSU loss?
Alabama is ranked No. 23 in the Week 14 Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll, down one spot from last week. The Crimson Tide are ranked one spot below No. 22 Duke and one spot ahead of No. 24 Princeton.
In Monday’s new AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll, Alabama rose three spots to No. 21.
Alabama is the last of nine SEC teams ranked in the Coaches Poll. Dawn Staley’s South Carolina Gamecocks lead the SEC contingent of teams and are ranked No. 3.
Just below South Carolina, Texas is ranked No. 4 and LSU sits at No. 5.
Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll: Who’s up, who’s down this week?
The full top 25 rankings in the USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll for Feb. 3 are below.
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UConn | 23-0 | 775 | 31 | 1 | – | 1/1 |
| 2 | UCLA | 21-1 | 740 | 0 | 2 | – | 2/4 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 22-2 | 711 | 0 | 3 | – | 2/3 |
| 4 | Texas | 21-2 | 683 | 0 | 4 | – | 2/5 |
| 5 | LSU | 21-2 | 652 | 0 | 5 | – | 5/12 |
| 6 | Louisville | 21-3 | 602 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6/22 |
| 7 | Michigan | 19-3 | 580 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7/15 |
| 8 | Vanderbilt | 21-2 | 560 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4/21 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 20-3 | 508 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9/NR |
| 10 | Iowa | 18-4 | 463 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8/23 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 17-5 | 457 | 0 | 11 | – | 5/16 |
| 12 | TCU | 20-3 | 421 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 7/12 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 19-3 | 409 | 0 | 13 | – | 13/NR |
| 14 | Ole Miss | 19-4 | 387 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 13/18 |
| 15 | Baylor | 19-4 | 319 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 10/21 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 18-5 | 304 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 7/20 |
| 17 | Tennessee | 14-5 | 238 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 9/22 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 21-3 | 205 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 18/NR |
| 19 | Maryland | 17-6 | 196 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 6/19 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 18-5 | 184 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 20/NR |
| 21 | North Carolina | 18-5 | 149 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 8/23 |
| 22 | Duke | 16-6 | 143 | 0 | NR | 4 | 6/NR |
| 23 | Alabama | 19-4 | 133 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 21/NR |
| 24 | Princeton | 18-2 | 88 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 19/NR |
| 25 | Washington | 17-5 | 70 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 22/NR |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 25 Georgia;
Others Receiving Votes
Iowa State 26; Georgia 20; Oklahoma State 13; Rhode Island 9; Minnesota 9; Illinois 9; North Carolina State 4; Nebraska 4; Virginia Tech 2; Richmond 2;
Alabama women’s basketball schedule 2026
Alabama returns to action Thursday with another top 25 opponent on tap in No. 14 Ole Miss (19-4, 6-2) at Coleman Coliseum. Tipoff for Alabama-Ole Miss is 8 p.m. CT. The game can be seen on SEC Network.
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