Alabama coach Kristy Curry and players say they're not putting too much stock into their preseason ranking but are focused on continuing to improve.

New conference additions Texas and Oklahoma give the SEC seven teams in the Top 25. Joining them are South Carolina, LSU, No. 20 Ole Miss, No. 22 Kentucky and Alabama. The ACC and Big Ten each have six ranked teams while the Big 12 has four. UConn and Creighton give the Big East two teams.

According to Alabama Athletics, “Hoops on the Loop” will take place in front of Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Stadium Drive on Oct. 25. The free outing will start at 7:45 p.m. after the homecoming pep rally.

The Alabama Crimson Tide women’s basketball program has been ranked in the preseason AP Poll, coming in as the nation’s No. 24 overall team to begin the year. This is a first for Alabama in recent memory, as the Crimson Tide have not been ranked in the preseason AP Poll since the 1998-99 season.

After making the program's first-ever Final Four appearance a year ago, the Alabama Crimson Tide have been picked to win the 2025 SEC basketball championship in the preseason. The announcement was mad

Ohio State women's basketball is ranked No. 14 in the Associated Press preseason poll. The ranking is seven spots behind where the Buckeyes started the 2023-24 season at No. 7, and makes Ohio State the third-highest ranked team in the Big Ten.