Alabama basketball is back in the top 25 basketball rankings.

The Crimson Tide is ranked No. 22 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches poll and No. 24 in the AP top 25.

The Crimson Tide moved up four spots in the coaches poll, where it sat on the outside looking in prior to this week.

Alabama hasn't appeared in the coaches poll or the AP poll since Nov. 27 when it was ranked No. 20 in the coaches poll and No. 23 in the AP poll.

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USA TODAY Sports basketball coaches poll

1. UConn

2. Purdue

3. North Carolina

4. Houston

5. Tennessee

6. Wisconsin

7. Duke

8. Kentucky

9. Kansas

10. Marquette

11. Iowa State

12. Arizona

13. Creighton

14. Illinois

15. Texas Tech

16. Auburn

17. Utah State

18. Baylor

19. Dayton

20. New Mexico

21. BYU

22. Alabama

23. Florida Atlantic

24. Oklahoma

25. TCU

AP Top 25 college basketball rankings

1. UConn

2. Purdue

3. North Carolina

4. Houston

5. Tennessee

6. Wisconsin

7. Duke

8. Kansas

9. Marquette

10. Kentucky

11. Arizona

12. Iowa State

13. Creighton

14. Illinois

15. Texas Tech

16. Auburn

17. Utah State

18. Baylor

19. New Mexico

20. FAU

21. Dayton

22. BYU

23. Oklahoma

24. Alabama

25. TCU

Nick Kelly is the Alabama beat writer for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network, and he covers Alabama football and men's basketball. Reach him at nkelly@gannett.com or follow him @_NickKelly on X, the social media app formerly known as Twitter.

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