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Leaving Alabama off AP Top 25 ballot accomplishes nothing but bringing attention to the voter
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Awful Announcing
Earegood, an AP Top 25 poll voter, got on his moral high horse by refusing to vote for Alabama.
Today’s AP Poll is out.
— Connor Earegood (@ConnorEaregood) January 26, 2026Bediako, who turns 24 in March, played for Alabama during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons.
But denying Alabama a vote when the team, by most objective measures, is a top-25 program is unnecessary, meaningless, and silly.
The AP poll has little, if any, influence on the NCAA tournament selection process or seeding.