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Here Comes The Rat Poison: For the first time in 20 years, Alabama Basketball is No. 1

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In last week’s Points in the Paint, I asked as an aside whether Alabama fans (or Nate Oats in particular) wanted the pressure that accompanies being the No. 1 team in the country.

Whether we or the coaching staff want that rat poison, a heaping helping has just been served on a silver platter to the Crimson Tide: for the first time since the 2002 regular season, and just the third week in program history, Alabama has earned the No. 1 ranking in the AP poll.

Alabama even being in the Top 10 is something to celebrate.