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The Alabama men's basketball program will begin the 2026-27 campaign as the No. 20 team in the Preseason Associated Press Top 25, the outlet announced.
Head coach Nate Oats' squad will take the floor with a significantly retooled roster, as nine new players have joined the program in Tuscaloosa. The infusion of size is notable: 12 of the 15 scholarship players measure at least 6-foot-6, a physical profile that could address several areas where the Crimson Tide have struggled in recent seasons.
Full rankings for the entire AP Top 25 will be added to this report as they become available.
Alabama's Preseason AP Top 25 History
- 2026-27: No. 20
- 2025-26: No. 15
- 2024-25: No. 2
- 2023-24: No. 24
- 2022-23: No. 20
- 2021-22: No. 14
- 2011-12: No. 19
- 2006-07: No. 11
- 2005-06: No. 15
- 2004-05: No. 18
- 2002-03: No. 8
- 2001-02: No. 24
- 1994-95: No. 18
- 1991-92: No. 17
- 1990-91: No. 7
- 1986-87: No. 13
- 1982-83: No. 12
- 1981-82: No. 20
- 1978-79: No. 19
- 1977-78: No. 15
- 1976-77: No. 13
- 1975-76: No. 12
- 1974-75: No. 9
- 1973-74: No. 18
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Hunter De Siver serves as the lead basketball writer for BamaCentral and has covered Crimson Tide football since 2024. He previously distributed stories about the NFL and NBA for On SI and was a staff writer for Missouri Tigers On SI and Cowbell Corner. Before that, Hunter generated articles highlighting Crimson Tide products in the NFL and NBA for BamaCentral as an intern in 2022 and 2023. He is a 2023 graduate of the University of Alabama with a degree in sports media. Follow him at HunterDeSiver.