After finishing its non-conference slate with an impressive 11-2 record, the Alabama men's basketball team was ranked at No. 5 in the AP Poll heading into SEC p

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After back-to-back victories to begin SEC play, the Alabama Crimson Tide are now set to return to conference action this Saturday night by traveling to College Station for a matchup against the Texas A&M Aggies.

The Carolina-State rivalry clash gets its annual installment on Saturday afternoon. The Heels lead the all-time head-to-head series, 166-81. UNC has college basketball’s second-toughest strength of schedule per Basketball Reference. RJ Davis is shooting an unsightly 28 percent on the deep ball at seven tries per game.

A week that saw the three final undefeated teams lose -- two by a lot (OU to Alabama and Tennessee to Florida) and one by a little (Florida to Kentucky) -- prompts major changes in this week's college basketball power rankings.

The anticipated carnage of the SEC basketball schedule is underway after just one week of action. Three teams ranked inside the top 10 of the USA TODAY Coaches Poll already have a loss. A pair of teams in the preseason top 25 are 0-2,