Alabama on top? Fans, media champion Tide as new No. 1 following loss by Houston
Down goes No. 1 Houston!
Kelvin Sampson’s squad suffered its worst loss of the season Sunday, falling in an ugly battle to Temple, 56-55 on their home court. With the AP Poll coming out Monday morning, a lot of Alabama fans out there can’t help but ponder the possibility of a No. 1 Tide hoops program.
When you lay it out, it makes a lot of sense. No. 2 Kansas lost twice this week and No. 3 Purdue barely survived a loss to Maryland earlier Sunday afternoon. No. 4 Alabama, meanwhile, is looking stronger than ever at 17-2 on the year with 8 straight wins and an undefeated conference record.
At this point, it just comes down to voter preference. Alabama is looking to be the No. 1 team in the nation for just the 2nd time ever, it’s first since Dec. 16 2002. Purdue has 1 less loss (Rutgers), but Alabama’s are more quality (UConn, Gonzaga).
Fans took to social media to make Alabama’s case for No. 1 Sunday afternoon.
Alabama should be No. 1 in MBB this week
— Patrick Felts (@patrickjfelts) January 22, 2023
Alabama is the team most deserving of the No. 1 spot.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) January 22, 2023
Temple does not make a single field goal over the last 7:18, but knocks off No. 1 Houston.
Who would be your pick for No. 1 in the country tomorrow? I lean Alabama.
— Lukas Harkins (@hardwiredsports) January 22, 2023
Man Houston losing at home to Temple is horrific. Alabama should be the No. 1 team in the country tomorrow
— Bobby Reagan (@BarstoolReags) January 22, 2023
You realistically have to put Alabama at #1 tomorrow right? Like there’s no question
— Nick Perkins (@NPerkins96) January 22, 2023
Alabama should absolutely be the No. 1 team in the country in tomorrow’s AP Poll.
(It will be Purdue)
— Isaac Trotter (@Isaac__Trotter) January 22, 2023
All hail No. 1 men’s basketball team Alabama
— Lance Hartzler (@lance_hartz) January 22, 2023
Alabama is beating everyone by 20 and on the road while Purdue struggled with a bunch of unranked teams at home and has multiple close wins with bad teams. It isn’t even a close decision and this isn’t my bias showing. If you watch both teams, it’s not a hard choice.
— SSJ Brandon Miller?☠️ (@grizzzgang) January 22, 2023
@AlabamaMBB should be No. 1 tomorrow!!!!!!!!! ? https://t.co/bfUnLC8ESw
— ? (@Naiquim) January 22, 2023
If I had a vote, @AlabamaMBB would be No. 1.
— Kevin Scarbinsky (@KevinScarbinsky) January 22, 2023
Alabama is back in action Wednesday against Mississippi State before travelling to play Oklahoma Saturday.
Purdue is #1 and has earned it. Bama is #2 and will jump to #1 if Purdue loses.
Bama has earned it too and probably deserves it more, actually, not that it really matters right now.
Bama is ranked higher in KenPom, NET, BPI, Sagarin, and Torvik. Bama is 6-2 in Q1 games and 10-2 in Q1/Q2 games whereas Purdue is 7-1 and 8-1 respectively. Bama has played a tougher schedule according to every metric you look at. Bama is 7-0 in conference play winning each game by double figures and an average margin of victory of 21 points.
How many number 1 teams has Purdue beaten this season?
Nothing against Bama. They are top 2 right now. They lost to Zags, Purdue throttled Zags. Granted, that was early in the year but that’s the only game you can compare right now. Purdue will be #1 because they have one loss, that’s the only reason why.
Bama lost to Zags on the road. Perdue played at home. Bama beat two #1 teams. Perdue has had several close calls. We will see who the voters think is the best team.
Personally, I hope the AP voters put Purdue at the top. Youngsters seem to play better when they feel “disrespected”. Don’t get me started on how silly that is but nonetheless it’s true.
I can’t wait to see this Alabama team disrespected. Good Lord what a thought. LOL
Where’s all those Dawg trolls?
Negan and Doug are always on vacation when Bama has good news.
Georgia fans don’t follow basketball.
Basketball shmasketball.
No update on the new rankings for college Equestrian? Vanderbilt has a terrific Bowling team.
Florida is #2 in gymnastics. Party hard.
FOOTBALL FOOTBALL FOOTBALL FOOTBALL FOOTBALL
everything else is just a way to pass the time until more FOOTBALL
How did Purdue survive a loss?
Georgia broke Alabama football!!!! Y’all may as well be good in basketball. You’ll need a transition sport in order to keep you from jumping out of Windows!!!!!! LOL
Thousands maybe millions of Alabama fans are already having nightmares of Saban retiring!!!!!! If he keeps making bad coaching decisions. Those same Alabama fans will be calling for Saban to retire!!!!! Can you imagine poor Saban actually being pushed out????? About that DC opening……
I was joking when I said Todd Grantham would be Saban’s next DC! Now he’s a serious candidate!!!! ALABAMA FANS WILL NOT HAVE IT, BUT SABAN IS HARDHEADED!!!!!!! Alabama fans made a huge mistake giving Saban a list of candidates!!!
PS. Saban does what he wants!!!!!!!
Negan
ARE YOU DESPERATE ALABAMA FANS THIS BAD FOR REAL??? YOU REALLY BELIEVE WE CARE HOW YOU ARE DOING IN BASKETBALL???
YOU DIDN’T HAVE A BASKETBALL DYNASTY!!!
IT WAS A FOOTBALL DYNASTY GEORGIA DESTROYED!!!! WE HAVE TOTALLY ENJOYED BREAKING YOU!!! But we aren’t inhuman. We don’t want you all to slash your wrist or jump out of Windows!!! We are happy you found a place to go other than football!!!! LOL
WE BROKE ALABAMA IN FOOTBALL!!!!
Even if it’s not Georgia. Alabama is going to see your team beaten again and again!!!!!! LSU should be the favorite in the west!!!! Others are on the rise in the west, and Alabama hasn’t proven to be able to beat Tennessee!!! Auburn nearly beat Alabama with a bad coach. Now they have a better game day coach than Saban is!!!!! Y’all have to worry on every corner!!!!!!
Sad for you Georgia has a chance to be as good or maybe even better this next season!!! I’m betting on a 3peat but we will see!!!!!! Either way, I’m betting Alabama has seen their better days!!!!!
PS. Believe me, no Georgia Football fan cares about Alabama! It will soon be 2006 for Alabama again, and it will last a long time!!!!!
WANT ME TO TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENS IN BASKETBALL? IT MIGHT RUIN THE SUSPENSE!!! LOL
Negan
Ya’ll asked where the Dawgs trolls were. Bama is officially a basketball school now. They just gave Saban’s parking space to Nate Oats. Nick is parking on the far side of the lot now.
I never inquired about the trolls. I did about the fans. Huge difference. I’m glad you classified yourself as a troll along with your buddy negan.