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The SEC regular-season champions closed the regular season in style, by winning their final two games ahead of this week’s Southeastern Conference Tournament in Nashville, Tenn.
Two wins over key SEC opponents, plus heavy discussions about the Tide possibly being a two-seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament help Alabama remain at No. 5 in this week’s Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA Today.
Wins over arch-rival Auburn and a road win at Georgia last week sealed the one-seed for the Alabama Crimson Tide, who will enter the tournament with a double-bye, and will play their first game of the tournament on Friday at 11 a.m. CT.
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