Overview

• AP voters placed Alabama at No. 15 with 620 points and no first-place votes.
• Within the SEC, the Tide trail No. 3 Florida, No. 9 Kentucky and No. 14 Arkansas, with Tennessee at No. 18 and Auburn at No. 20.
• The non-conference lineup includes preseason No. 1 Purdue along with St. John’s, Illinois, Gonzaga and Arizona.
• Alabama returns guards LaBaron Philon Jr., Aden Holloway and Latrell Wrightsell, who combined for 33.5 points per game last season.
• Two frontcourt transfers arrive in Noah Williamson (Bucknell) and Taylor Bol Bowen (Florida State), with an Oct. 16 exhibition vs. Florida State and a Nov. 3 home opener against North Dakota.