Mark Sears' decision to return to Alabama after withdrawing from the 2024 NBA Draft has elevated the Crimson Tide to the top of various college basketball rankings. Alabama now holds the No. 1 spot in multiple rankings, including those by CBS Sports and Andy Katz, with Kansas, Gonzaga, and Houston also featured prominently in the top positions.
🚨 NEW #Power36 from @TheAndyKatz following the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline 👇 1. Alabama 2. Kansas 3. Gonzaga 4. Houston 5. UConn 6. Iowa State 7. Baylor 8. UNC 9. Duke 10. Purdue 🗞️: https://t.co/ZfPGFuqZQ2 https://t.co/1tRSAzWhyF
From today's @AaronTorresPod: Alabama got Mark Sears back on Wednesday. And Jarin Stevenson too. Argue if you want - but the Tide should be the No. 1 team in the country heading into next year https://t.co/NJaCURzKWm
Men's college basketball Top 25: Alabama, Gonzaga lead post-NBA withdrawal deadline ⤵️ https://t.co/e2sxwmErVL
With NBA Draft decisions now finalized, we've got a reasonable idea of what rosters might look like next season — and an updated @CJMooreHoops Top-25 to reflect the latest moves: https://t.co/zhRT6Ms69c
Projecting #Alabama basketball's starting five after Mark Sears and Jarin Stevenson's draft decisions (Spoiler: The Tide is loaded.) 🔗: https://t.co/YpWI6QzYuC (On3+) https://t.co/3yZ2hITcIH
Men’s college basketball Top 25: Alabama, Gonzaga lead post-NBA withdrawal deadline https://t.co/T09WaJmRfr
When Mark Sears announced on Wednesday that he was returning to Alabama, it made the Tide a consensus top three team. Here are all the winners and losers from a flurry of NBA Draft decisions on Wednesday: https://t.co/6Yf7dsZwZ8 https://t.co/Rbl4gAD8wd
Mark Sears’ decision to withdraw from the 2024 NBA Draft and return to Alabama has the Crimson Tide up to No. 2 in @GaryParrishCBS’s Top 25 And 1. https://t.co/fJom2mNRVn
COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKINGS: The 2024-25 @CBSSports preseason Top 25 And 1 has been updated to reflect recent developments. Version 27 1. Kansas 2. Alabama 3. Houston 4. North Carolina 5. UConn https://t.co/xY2Cb3fpS2