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USA Today
07-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Where Alabama sits in final Women's Basketball Coaches Poll after UConn wins record title
Where Alabama sits in final Women's Basketball Coaches Poll after UConn wins record title UConn finishes No. 1; SEC teams dominate Power Four conferences in final USA TODAY Sports Women's Basketball Coaches Poll. The 2024-25 women's college basketball season ended Sunday when the UConn Huskies defeated Dawn Staley's South Carolina Gamecocks, 82-59, to win the national championship in Tampa. UConn won its record 12th NCAA Tournament under coach Geno Auriemma, and the program's first since winning four straight from 2013-16. The Huskies finished the season at 37-3 overall. As for Kristy Curry's Alabama Crimson Tide, Sarah Ashlee Barker and teammates had a memorable run this season, advancing to the second round of the tournament before a 111-108 double-overtime loss to the Maryland Terrapins. Barker scored a program-record 45 points, becoming a March Madness star and the talk of social media after her sensational night against Maryland. She made 17 of her 25 shots from the field and sank three clutch free throws with 0.7 seconds left as Alabama forced a second overtime period. The Crimson Tide finished the season 24-9 overall and were 10-6 in SEC play. In the final USA TODAY Sports Women's Basketball Coaches Poll, released Monday, Alabama finished the 2024-25 season ranked No. 21. The Tide were ranked one spot below the No. 20 Ole Miss Rebels (22-11), who advanced to the Sweet 16, and one spot ahead of No. 22 Oklahoma State (25-7). SEC teams dominate Power Four conferences in final Women's Basketball Coaches Poll Led by runner-up South Carolina (35-4), a total of eight SEC teams finished in the final Coaches Poll Top 25. The Texas Longhorns, who the Gamecocks defeated in the Final Four, finished No. 4, with Kim Mulkey and the LSU Tigers (31-6) at No. 8. Outside of the top 10, the Oklahoma Sooners (27-6) finished No. 11, with the Kentucky Wildcats (23-8) at No. 13 and the Tennessee Volunteers (24-10) at No. 16. The ACC and Big 12 had the second-most teams ranked in the final Top 25 with five apiece. No. 6 TCU was the Big 12's highest-ranked team with No. 7 Duke leading the ACC schools. The Big Ten placed four teams in the final Top 25, led by No. 3 UCLA (34-3). The Bruins fell to UConn, 85-51, in the Final Four. Contact/Follow us @RollTideWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Alabama news, notes and opinion
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
How to watch Alabama vs. Tennessee today: Time, TV channel for Top 25 matchup
Now back on the rise in both the latest AP and USA TODAY Sports' Women's Basketball Coaches Poll's earlier this week, the Alabama Crimson Tide are set to return to action Thursday night for a SEC rivalry showdown in Knoxville against the Tennessee Lady Volunteers. A pair of Top 25 teams, both of Alabama (No. 19 in Coaches Poll) and Tennessee (No. 13 in Coaches Poll) come into this SEC matchup on impressive recent stretches in their own rights. For Alabama, the Crimson Tide have won four-straight entering Thursday night, and will need a win here sitting only 3.5 games back of first place in the SEC standings. However, it will not be easy in by any means, as Alabama has only won in Knoxville one time ever, but have had success against Tennessee in recent years after having struggled historically. As for the Lady Volunteers, Tennessee has won two-straight entering this game, and are currently 5.5 games back of first place in the SEC standings at 6-6 in conference, while also 19-6 overall. Here's how to watch the game today between Alabama and Tennessee, including time, TV schedule, and streaming information: TV Channel: SEC Network+ Livestream: ESPN+ Alabama vs. Tennessee in women's basketball is set to broadcast live on SEC Network+. Streaming options for the game include ESPN+. Watch Alabama vs. Tennessee live on ESPN+ Date: Thursday, Feb. 20 Start time: 6:30 p.m. ET The game between Alabama and Tennessee will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 20, and will take place from Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. Prediction: Alabama 69, Tennessee 74 - As mentioned previously, Alabama has not had much success playing in Knoxville historically, but should give Tennessee a close game here. However, I'll go with Tennessee to win here in a close one, with Alabama certainly capable of coming away with the victory also. Nov. 4: vs. New Orleans (W, 115-53) Nov. 7: at Alabama A&M (W, 84-59) Nov. 10: vs. Troy (W, 94-71) Nov. 13: vs. Norfolk State (W, 68-58) Nov. 14: vs. Alcorn State (W, 88-59) Nov. 17: at UL Monroe (W, 75-52) Nov. 25-26: vs. Alabama State (W, 83-33), vs. Clemson (W, 73-39) at Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville, Florida Dec. 2: vs. Georgia State (W, 98-49) Dec. 5: at California (L, 69-65) in SEC/ACC Challenge Dec. 15: vs. Murray State (W, 90-63) Dec. 20-21: vs. Michigan State (W, 82-67), vs. Richmond (W, 75-68) at West Palm Beach Classic in West Palm Beach, Florida Dec. 29: vs. Jacksonville (W, 93-46) Jan. 2: vs. Florida (W, 79-69) Jan. 5: vs. Missouri (W, 68-49) Jan. 9: at Texas (L, 84-40) Jan. 12: at Ole Miss (W, 84-78) Jan. 16: vs. South Carolina (L, 76-58) Jan. 19: at Arkansas (W, 94-62) Jan. 26: vs. Vanderbilt (L, 66-64) Jan. 30: at Kentucky (L, 65-56) Feb. 2: vs. Georgia (W, 72-57) Feb. 6: at Florida (W, 84-66) Feb. 9: at Mississippi State (W, 80-60) Feb. 17: vs. Texas A&M (W, 88-49) Record: 21-5 overall (8-4 in SEC) We occasionally recommend interesting products and services. If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links, we may earn an affiliate fee. USA TODAY Network newsrooms operate independently, and this doesn't influence our coverage. This article originally appeared on Roll Tide Wire: Watch Alabama vs. Tennessee game today: TV channel, time, streaming
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Alabama rises in latest USA TODAY Sports' Women's Basketball Coaches Poll
Released on Tuesday afternoon, the Alabama Crimson Tide were back on the move in the latest USA TODAY Sports' Women's Basketball Coaches Poll, rising one spot up from No. 20 to No. 19 nationally. This rise coincides with the latest AP Poll on Monday which saw Alabama rise there as well, jumping three spots up from No. 21 to No. 18. Sitting at 21-5 overall on the season, Alabama also improved to 8-4 in SEC play on Monday night with an impressive 88-49 home win over Texas A&M. Alabama's next game will come Thursday night in Knoxville for a Top 25 matchup with Tennessee, who were ranked No. 13 in the latest USA TODAY Sports' Women's Basketball Coaches Poll. The remainder of the USA TODAY Sports' Women's Basketball Coaches Poll can be found below: Ranking Team Record Points 1 Notre Dame 23-2 767(23) 2 Texas 26-2 741(5) 3 UCLA 24-1 705(3) 4 USC 23-2 674 5 UConn 24-3 657 6 South Carolina 23-3 622 7 LSU 25-2 595 8 Ohio State 22-3 551 9 TCU 24-3 522 10 North Carolina 23-4 496 11 Duke 20-6 435 12 North Carolina State 20-5 422 13 Tennessee 19-6 378 14 Kentucky 20-4 371 15 Kansas State 24-4 370 16 Oklahoma 19-6 303 17 West Virginia 21-5 253 18 Maryland 20-6 237 19 Alabama 21-5 224 20 Georgia Tech 21-5 161 21 Michigan State 19-6 116 22 Baylor 22-5 100 23 Creighton 21-4 96 24 South Dakota State 23-3 83 25 Florida State 20-6 59 This article originally appeared on Roll Tide Wire: Alabama women's basketball rises in latest Coaches Poll
USA Today
04-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Oklahoma Sooners drop in latest USA TODAY Sports Women's Basketball Coaches Poll
Oklahoma Sooners drop in latest USA TODAY Sports Women's Basketball Coaches Poll The Oklahoma Sooners have lost two top 15 matchups in a row, falling to the LSU Tigers and the Kentucky Wildcats and dropped four spots in this week's USA TODAY Sports Women's Basketball Coaches Poll. The Sooners are 16-6 on the season and 4-5 in SEC play with seven games remaining. The top of the Coaches Poll remained the same as last week with the UCLA Bruins, South Carolina Gamecocks, and Notre Dame Fighting Irish occupying the top three spots. LSU, UConn, and Texas each moved up one spot while the USC Trojans dropped three after their loss to Iowa last week. Oklahoma has a chance to get back on track and back to .500 in conference play when they take on Ole Miss on Thursday evening. As things stand, the Sooners have just two games in the regular season remaining against ranked opponents: No. 23 Alabama and No. 24 Vanderbilt. Full USA TODAY Sports Women's Basketball Coaches Poll
