The Alabama Crimson Tide are trending in the wrong direction as they edge closer to the midway point of the 2025-26 SEC men’s basketball schedule.
Alabama (14-7 overall, 4-4 conference) was blown out in a 100-77 loss to the Florida Gators at O’Connell Center in Gainesville on Sunday. A little more than a week after Florida coach Todd Golden guaranteed a win over the Crimson Tide, the Gators made sure to deliver.
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Alex Condon scored 25 points, Thomas Haugh had 22, and the Gators finished with an astonishing 72 points in the paint to hand Alabama its most lopsided loss this season. Florida has now won five straight against the Tide dating back to March 2024. The Gators’ average margin of victory in that stretch is 16.4 points.
Charles Bediako, whom Florida fans greeted with chants of “G League Dropout,” was held to six points and seven rebounds before fouling out. Aden Holloway led Alabama with 19 points, but SEC leading scorer Labaron Philon was held to 14 points, his fewest in SEC play. The Gators forced 18 turnovers by the Tide and committed only two.
Alabama will return to action Wednesday against first-place Texas A&M. In the meantime, here’s where the Crimson Tide appear in this week’s USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
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The Crimson Tide are tied with UCF for the third-most votes for top 25 consideration with 15.
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The full Week 14 top 25 rankings in the USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll are below.
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
PTS |
1st |
Prev |
Chg |
Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Arizona |
22-0 |
775 |
31 |
1 |
– |
1/13 |
|
2 |
Michigan |
20-1 |
728 |
0 |
2 |
– |
1/7 |
|
3 |
UConn |
21-1 |
715 |
0 |
3 |
– |
3/7 |
|
4 |
Duke |
20-1 |
692 |
0 |
4 |
– |
3/6 |
|
5 |
Gonzaga |
22-1 |
625 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
5/20 |
|
6 |
Illinois |
19-3 |
599 |
0 |
10 |
4 |
6/19 |
|
7 |
Iowa State |
20-2 |
588 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
2/18 |
|
8 |
Houston |
19-2 |
586 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
2/8 |
|
9 |
Nebraska |
20-2 |
502 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
5/NR |
|
10 |
Michigan State |
19-3 |
486 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
8/21 |
|
11 |
Kansas |
16-5 |
448 |
0 |
14 |
3 |
11/NR |
|
12 |
Purdue |
18-4 |
387 |
0 |
12 |
– |
1/12 |
|
13 |
Texas Tech |
16-5 |
365 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
11/20 |
|
14 |
BYU |
17-4 |
315 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
7/14 |
|
15 |
Vanderbilt |
19-3 |
311 |
0 |
15 |
– |
8/NR |
|
16 |
Florida |
16-6 |
306 |
0 |
21 |
5 |
3/NR |
|
17 |
Virginia |
18-3 |
303 |
0 |
17 |
– |
15/NR |
|
18 |
North Carolina |
17-4 |
280 |
0 |
18 |
– |
12/25 |
|
19 |
Clemson |
18-4 |
217 |
0 |
19 |
– |
18/NR |
|
20 |
Saint Louis |
21-1 |
197 |
0 |
22 |
2 |
20/NR |
|
21 |
Arkansas |
16-6 |
154 |
0 |
16 |
5 |
14/23 |
|
22 |
St. John’s |
16-5 |
132 |
0 |
24 |
2 |
6/NR |
|
23 |
Louisville |
15-6 |
72 |
0 |
20 |
3 |
5/23 |
|
24 |
Miami (OH) |
22-0 |
68 |
0 |
25 |
1 |
24/NR |
|
25 |
Texas A&M |
17-4 |
61 |
0 |
NR |
4 |
25/NR |
Schools Dropped Out
Others Receiving Votes
Iowa 52; Tennessee 50; UCF 15; Alabama 15; Villanova 13; Kentucky 9; North Carolina State 4; Utah State 2; Georgia 2; Saint Mary’s 1;
Alabama basketball schedule 2026
Alabama will host the 25th-ranked Texas A&M Aggies (17-4 overall, 7-1 conference) Wednesday at Coleman Coliseum. Tipoff for Alabama-Texas A&M is 6 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on SEC Network.
All start times Central.
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Nov. 3: vs. North Dakota (W, 91-62)
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Nov. 8: at St. John’s (W, 103-96)
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Nov. 13: vs. Purdue (L, 87-80)
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Nov. 19: vs. Illinois (W, 90-86)
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Nov. 24: vs. Gonzaga (L, 95-85)
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Nov. 25: vs. UNLV (W, 115-76)
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Nov. 26: vs. Maryland (W, 105-72)
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Dec. 7: vs. UTSA (W, 97-55)
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Dec. 13: vs. Arizona (L, 96-75)
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Dec. 17: vs. South Florida (W, 104-93)
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Dec. 21: vs. Kennesaw State (W, 92-81)
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Dec. 29: vs. Yale (W, 102-78)
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Jan. 3: vs. Kentucky (W, 89-74)
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Jan. 7: at Vanderbilt (L, 96-90)
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Jan. 10: vs. Texas (L, 92-88)
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Jan. 13: at Mississippi State (W, 97-82)
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Jan. 17: at Oklahoma (W, 83-81)
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Jan. 24: vs. Tennessee (L, 79-73)
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Jan. 27: vs. Missouri (W, 90-64)
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Feb. 4: vs. Texas A&M, 6 p.m., SEC Network
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Feb. 7: at Auburn, 3 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
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Feb. 11: at Ole Miss, 6 p.m., SEC Network
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Feb. 14: vs. South Carolina, 7:30 p.m., SEC Network
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Feb. 18: vs. Arkansas, 6 p.m., TBA
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Feb. 21: at LSU, 5 p.m., SEC Network
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Feb. 25: vs. Mississippi State, ESPN2 or ESPNU
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Feb. 28: at Tennessee, ESPN or ESPN2
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March 3: at Georgia, 5:30 p.m., ESPNews
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March 7: vs. Auburn, 7:30 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
Overall: 14-7
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