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Alabama jumped a spot in the USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll on Tuesday, Dec. 30.
Riding on a near three week break of play during the holidays, the Crimson Tide is reaping the benefits of an undefeated 14-0 start, jumping to No. 24 from a No. 25 earned spot Dec. 23.
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Alabama entered the poll Dec. 9 at No. 25 before moving up to No. 24 in the Dec. 16 poll. The Crimson Tide has been earning votes since the preseason poll was released Oct. 23.
Alabama's 14-0 start is the best in program history. The record also ties the longest winning streak in the Crimson Tide's history, tying the 1996-97 team.
Alabama will travel to take on No. 3 South Carolina to open SEC play Thursday, Jan. 1. The matchup will tip at 1 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
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See the full USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll
1 | 13-0 | 772 | 28 | 1 | - | 1/1 | |
2 | 15-0 | 747 | 3 | 2 | - | 2/4 | |
3 | 13-1 | 701 | 3 | - | 2/3 | ||
4 | 12-1 | 675 | 4 | - | 3/4 | ||
5 | 14-0 | 649 | 5 | - | 5/5 | ||
6 | 14-0 | 610 | 6 | - | 6/10 | ||
7 | 13-0 | 572 | 7 | - | 7/12 | ||
8 | 11-1 | 563 | 8 | - | 8/15 | ||
9 | 12-1 | 541 | 8 | -1 | 6/9 | ||
10 | 13-0 | 515 | 10 | - | 10/18 | ||
11 | 13-0 | 431 | 11 | - | 11/21 | ||
12 | 13-1 | 421 | 12 | - | 12/20 | ||
13 | 12-3 | 365 | 13 | - | 13/22 | ||
14 | 11-2 | 358 | 14 | - | 12/23 | ||
15 | 12-3 | 336 | 15 | - | 8/16 | ||
16 | 10-3 | 305 | 16 | - | 10/19 | ||
17 | 13-2 | 280 | 17 | - | 13/17 | ||
18 | 10-2 | 232 | 18 | - | 13/23 | ||
19 | 12-1 | 177 | 21 | +2 | 19/NR | ||
20 | 11-2 | 168 | 19 | -1 | 19/NR | ||
21 | 11-3 | 163 | 20 | -1 | 10/21 | ||
22 | 8-3 | 151 | 21 | -1 | 9/22 | ||
23 | 14-0 | 123 | 23 | - | 23/NR | ||
24 | 14-0 | 76 | 25 | +1 | 24/NR | ||
25 | 12-1 | 44 | 24 | -1 | 24/NR |
Amelia Hurley covers high school and college sports for The Tuscaloosa News. You can find her on X at ameliahurley_ or reach her at ahurley@usatodayco.com.
This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Alabama women’s basketball keeps climbing in USA TODAY Sports coaches poll
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