When the Alabama Crimson Tide officially conclude non-conference action Sunday afternoon against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, it will mark a close to what has simply been an impressive stretch for the program.
However, just how does Alabama’s non-conference stretch have the program positioned in terms of their NCAA Tournament outlook?
According to the latest “Bracketology” from ESPN college basketball analyst Joe Lunardi on Saturday afternoon, the Crimson Tide are currently projected to be a two-seed in the NCAA Tournament later this year.
In addition to that, Lunardi also considers Alabama as the No. 6 overall seed in the field, as well as the fourth-highest from the SEC trailing only Auburn, Tennessee, and Florida.
Entering the South Dakota State game on Sunday, Alabama is off a 10-2 start to the season, and are currently riding a four-game winning streak. Their lone losses have come on the road at Purdue, as well as to Oregon in Las Vegas, while the Crimson Tide own multiple impressive wins over Houston and Illinois on a neutral-court, as well as at North Carolina.
The Crimson Tide are set to face South Dakota State on Sunday afternoon, and after that will officially open SEC play Jan. 4 at home against Oklahoma.
— Joe Lunardi (@ESPNLunardi) December 28, 2024