Alabama Basketball: Deep dive into latest Crimson Tide Bracketology
By Ronald Evans
With every college basketball game day, Alabama Basketball comes closer to knocking down its first-ever 1-seed in the NCAA Tournament. Alabama is an NCAA Tournament lock and though it is not a 1-seed lock yet, the Crimson Tide’s chances of ending up as a 1-seed are currently at 99% based on the Team Rankings algorithm.
Alabama basketball fans, ravenous for Big Dance success, are focused on whether the Crimson Tide can finish as the NCAA Tournament overall No. 1 seed. The detail provided below currently projects the Crimson Tide at the top or near the top of the S-curve ranking of seeds.
It is possible, depending on what happens to other top teams that Alabama could lose another game and still be the overall top 1-seed on Selection Sunday. Even two losses in the last four games and SEC Tournament would not likely be enough to drop the Crimson Tide to a 2-seed.
Let’s dive into the latest Alabama Basketball Bracketology
- In Birmingham, AL, 1-seed Alabama to open with the winner of New Mexico vs. West Virginia play-in game. In the second round, the Crimson Tide is projected to face the winner of Rutgers vs Oklahoma State. According to Palm, the Tide’s toughest competition in the South Region will be Baylor, Virginia and Xavier.
Note: In recent seasons, according to the Bracket Matrix,1-3-1 Sports has been one of the top Bracketologists, often with more accuracy than Jerry Palm and Joe Lunardi.
- In Birmingham, Alabama as the overall No. 1 seed is projected to open with the winner of Fairleigh Dickenson vs. Alcorn State. Again, the Rutgers vs. Oklahoma State winner is the Tide’s projected second-round opponent.
Joe Lunardi is not publishing an updated bracket until Tuesday. In a Monday summary, he had the Crimson Tide as the overall No. 1 seed and eight SEC teams in the Big Dance field.
- The Team Rankings algorithm has the Crimson Tide as the overall No. 1 seed. Also, Alabama Basketball is projected to have the best odds to reach the Final Four (40%) and win the National Championship (17%). Along with the Crimson Tide, the two other teams with the highest odds to win the National Championship are Houston (14.9%) and Tennessee (10%).
Bracket projections for other SEC teams
- Currently, eight SEC teams are projected to make the Big Dance, with Mississippi State being the SEC’s most ‘Bubble’ team
- Tennessee Vols; 3-seed
- Missouri Tigers; 7-seed and 9-seed
- Auburn Tigers; 8-seed and 9-seed
- Kentucky Wildcats; 9-seed and 10-seed
- Arkansas Razorbacks; 9-seed and 10-seed
- Texas A&M Aggies; 10-seed
- Mississippi State Bulldogs; 11-seed with a play-in game
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