Alabama’s gorgeous loss leads upsets in packed weekend
Purdue held sturdy this week atop the school basketball world, however there was an enormous loss proper beneath them within the SEC/Large 12 Problem.
Right here’s every part you missed in Week 12 of the season, and the newest Related Press males’s faculty basketball ballot.
Alabama’s wild blowout loss ends dominant stretch
Alabama has already confirmed it is obtained probably the greatest groups within the nation. The Crimson Tide, who had climbed as excessive as second within the rankings, had loads of marquee wins on their resume even earlier than Saturday’s displaying in Norman.
That’s why their blowout loss was so stunning.
Oklahoma shocked Alabama 93-69 as a part of the SEC/Large 12 Problem on Saturday, ending a three-game dropping skid in what was by far the Sooners’ greatest win of the season.
Alabama shot simply shy of 38% from the sphere as a staff within the loss and made a mixed six 3-pointers. There was a stretch within the second half the place Oklahoma mounted an enormous 16-2 run over almost eight minutes, too.
Consequently, Alabama dropped two spots this week to No. 4.
“It doesn’t have any impact on SEC standings, which is the one good factor to come back out of this,” Alabama coach Nate Oats mentioned, through The Related Press. “Hopefully, we are going to get better from a loss out of convention, however, you understand, it’s not good. We would have liked the SEC to do properly on this Large 12 problem. We clearly didn’t do our job on it.”
Alabama was considered one of a number of notable groups who fell this previous week. Tennessee powered previous Texas behind 27 factors from Olivier Nkamhoua, which jumped the Vols as much as No. 2. The loss was Texas’ fourth of the season, and second in 4 video games, although it did not transfer on this week’s ballot.
UCLA stumbled once more, too, after final week’s loss to Arizona. USC beat the Bruins by 13 on Thursday evening, handing them their second straight loss after a powerful 14-game win streak. They fell to No. 9 this week.
Charleston’s run ends, Kansas lastly snaps skid
Charleston’s unbelievable run has come to an finish.
Hofstra knocked off the Cougars 85-81 on Friday evening, formally ending their 20-game win streak that launched them into the rankings out of nowhere. Aaron Estrada dropped 25 factors for the Delight, all however two of which got here within the first half, and so they held on within the closing minutes to edge out the four-point win in South Carolina.
Charleston’s final loss got here again in November, when it fell to then-No. 1 North Carolina in simply its second sport of the season. Saturday’s loss then dropped the Cougars out of the rankings fully. They obtained 68 votes within the ballot, which makes them unofficially No. 27.
Kansas, however, lastly managed to cease the bleeding.
The Jayhawks ended their brutal three-game dropping streak on Saturday with a street win over Kentucky. That got here after losses to Kansas State, TCU and Baylor. Although all have been ranked, a fourth-straight loss would have been the worst within the Invoice Self period.
Kansas really moved up one spot within the rankings to No. 8.
It’s not going to get any simpler for the Jayhawks, both. They’ll host No. 7 Kansas State subsequent on Tuesday earlier than video games in opposition to No. 13 Iowa State and No. 10 Texas on Saturday and Monday, which can conclude a stretch of seven ranked opponents in eight video games.
Full AP High 25
The total AP High 25 ballot from Monday, Jan. 30:
1. Purdue (21-1)
2. Tennessee (18-3)
3. Houston (20-2)
4. Alabama (18-3)
5. Arizona (19-3)
6. Virginia (16-3)
7. Kansas State (18-3)
8. Kansas (17-4)
9. UCLA (17-4)
10. Texas (17-4)
11. Baylor (16-5)
12. Gonzaga (18-4)
13. Iowa State (15-5)
14. Marquette (17-5)
15. TCU (16-5)
16. Xavier (17-5)
17. Windfall (17-5)
18. Saint Mary’s (19-4)
19. FAU (21-1)
20. Clemson (18-4)
21. Indiana (15-6)
22. San Diego State (17-4)
23. Miami (16-5)
24. UConn (16-6)
25. Auburn (16-5)
Others receiving votes: Missouri 74, Charleston 68, Illinois 56, Creighton 51, New Mexico 47, North Carolina 47, North Carolina State 39, Boise State 31, Duke 24, Rutgers 17, Texas A&M 16, Northwestern 13, Memphis 10, Arkansas 9, Pittsburgh 9, West Virginia 2, Nevada 2, Oral Roberts 2, Saint Louis 1