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AP Men’s Basketball Poll, March 13: 4 SEC teams crack top 25 in final rankings of season
By Adam Spencer
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The final AP Men’s Basketball Poll of the 2022-23 season has been released, and there’s a shakeup at the top.
After a dominant performance in the SEC Tournament, Alabama is the new No. 1 team, leapfrogging Houston. Alabama is also the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. Now the Tide will begin their march toward the Final Four.
A total of 4 SEC teams — No. 1 Alabama, No. 17 Texas A&M, No. 20 Tennessee and No. 23 Mizzou — cracked the top 25 this week.
Kentucky was the only SEC team mentioned in the “Also Receiving Votes” section of this week’s poll.
Take a look at the full top 25 rankings here:
AP Men’s Basketball Top 25:
#1 Alabama
#2 Houston
#3 Purdue
#4 Kansas
#5 Texas
#6 Marquette
#7 UCLA
#8 Arizona
#9 Gonzaga
#10 UConn
#11 Baylor
#12 Duke
#13 Xavier
#14 Virginia
#15 Kansas State
#16 Miami
#17 Texas A&M
#18 San Diego State
#19 Saint Mary’s
#20 Tennessee
#21 Indiana
#22 TCU
#23 Mizzou
#24 Memphis
#25 Florida Atlantic
Also receiving votes:
Creighton 94, Oral Roberts 58, Kentucky 39, Iowa State 32, VCU 26, Utah State 15, Penn State 11, Charleston 10, West Virginia 2, Drake 2, Kent State 2, Northwestern 2
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
