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Points In The Paint: Want to lose basketball games? Take mid-range jump shots

Rankings

  • In the recent NET rankings, Alabama somehow moved up a spot to 8th (9th in Sagarin’s ELOCHESS). The Crimson Tide has gone against 5-3 Quadrant 1 teams. Its SOS is undoubtedly playing a big part of that — as of this writing, the Tide’s SOS is 18th in the country; and it has never dropped below 19 or risen above 14. Considering there are well over 300 teams playing D1 hoops, ‘Bama’s degree of difficulty is easily within the top 5% of the country (and in the SEC, only Kentucky has had a harder path.