Alabama is Biggest Riser in AP Poll After Two Wins Last Week

After a pair of wins last week over No. 20 Arkansas and at LSU, the Alabama Crimson Tide is this week's biggest riser in the AP poll, climbing eight spots from No. 25 last week to No. 17 this week.

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The Crimson Tide extended its longest win streak of the season to five games on Wednesday night after toppling No. 20 Arkansas in Coleman Coliseum, 117-115 in double overtime. A pair of Alabama stars had career nights, with Labaron Philon topping his previous career-high 32 points (against Mississippi State on January 13) with 35 against the Razorbacks. Aiden Sherrell also scored a career-high 26 points and collected a career-high 13 rebounds, notching the first double-double of his collegiate career. Alabama freshman Amari Allen was in on the action as well, securing his fifth career double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds against the Razorbacks on Wednesday night.

The Tide could have easily dropped the ball on Saturday against LSU after Wednesday night's thriller, but instead, the Tide found a different way to win, not relying on Philon, but rather, relying on Aden Holloway and Amari Allen to get the job done against the Tigers in a 90-83 victory over LSU. Aiden Sherrell followed up his first career double-double on Wednesday with his second career double-double on Saturday, with 12 points and 10 rebounds against the Tigers.

Here is the full AP Top 25 with two weeks left in the regular season:

1. Duke
2. Arizona
3. Michigan
4. Iowa State
5. Houston
6. UConn
7. Florida
8. Purdue
9. Gonzaga
10. Illinois
11. Virginia
12. Nebraska
13. Michigan State
14. Kansas
15. St. John's
16. Texas Tech
17. Alabama
18. North Carolina
19. BYU
20. Arkansas
21. Miami (Ohio)
22. Tennessee
23. Saint Louis
24. Louisville
25. Vanderbilt

This week, Alabama will face Mississippi State on Wednesday, February 25, in Coleman Coliseum. On Saturday, Alabama will travel to Knoxville for a matchup with No. 22 Tennessee.

Wyatt Fulton is the Tide 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.