With the brutal stretch of the non-conference portion of the schedule now behind them, the 9th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (9-2; Kenpom: 12; T-Rank: 13; NET: 7) welcome in the Jackson State Tigers (1-10; Kenpom: 305; T-Rank: 319; NET: 327) to officially finish up out-of-conference play. I hate to call it a break in the schedule, but with a Christmas hiatus following the game tonight, and the overall quality of the opponent taking the court opposite of the Tide relative to who Alabama has been playing recently - that’s exactly what it is.
I mean this with the absolute most respect that I can, but this may be the worst team Alabama has played since Nate Oats came to Tuscaloosa.