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Florida holds its position in Lunardi’s final 2021 bracketology

There seems to be a consensus among most projections that UF will either be a No. 8 or 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Here’s Lunardi’s take.

By the end of the day on Sunday, Florida will know its NCAA Tournament fate. Once conference tournaments are wrapped up by mid-afternoon, the tournament bracket will be announced at 6 p.m. EDT.

At the SEC Tournament in Nashville this week, the Gators had a bit of a disappointing showing, winning a tight game in the First Round against Vanderbilt before being knocked out in the quarterfinals by Tennessee. Now, in the final bracketology update from ESPN’s Joe Lunardi, UF held its position as a No. 9 seed.

The only thing that changed for Florida is its projected region. Now, the Gators are slotted to take on No. 8 UConn in the First Round before they’d likely draw top-seeded Illinois in the Round of 32. Nothing changed as far as seeding for the rest of the SEC; No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Arkansas, No. 5 Tennessee, No. 7 LSU and No. 8 Missouri all remained in the same spots. Ole Miss seems to have missed its opportunity after falling to LSU in Nashville, as it’s listed as the last team on the First Four Out.

There seems to be a consensus among most projections that UF will either be a No. 8 or No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Several projections have Florida as high as a No. 7 seed, but that seems unlikely. Either way, the Gators are just a few hours away from their answer.

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ESPN’s latest bracketology has Alabama dropping

The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team has consistently had ups and downs in recent years, and the trend continues in the 2019-2020 season with Nate Oats. Earlier this week we, at Roll Tide Wire, updated you on Alabama’s positioning in …

The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team has consistently had ups and downs in recent years, and the trend continues in the 2019-2020 season with Nate Oats.

Earlier this week we, at Roll Tide Wire, updated you on Alabama’s positioning in ESPN’s latest ‘mock bracket, done by their bracketologist, Joe Lunardi.

They sat on the bubble as Lundardi had Alabama as a member of the ‘first four out’ of the tournament.

Now, after Alabama’s loss against Texas A&M at home, which went down to the wire, Lunardi has Alabama listed as a team in the ‘next four out.’

Alabama is listed as the bottom team and Lunardi includes that should VCU win their game on Friday, they will be moved up into the next four out, dropping Alabama.

Should the Crimson Tide stay where they are, they join Georgetown, South Carolina and fellow member of the SEC Arkansas.

Alabama has five games remaining in the regular season before the SEC tournament to help them gain some wins and build a resume to make them an appealing candidate to be apart of the 2020 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

They will stay in Mississippi for the next two games as they take on Ole Miss tomorrow, Feb. 22, and then Mississippi State on Feb. 25.

Roll Tide Wire will keep you updated on Alabama’s positioning for the 2020 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

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Alabama basketball among ‘first four out’ in latest ESPN bracket

The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team has adopted a ‘blue-collar’ culture under their new head coach, Nate Oats. This culture may just be what will propel them into the NCAA tournament come March. With a current record of 14-11, and 6-6 in …

The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team has adopted a ‘blue-collar’ culture under their new head coach, Nate Oats.

This culture may just be what will propel them into the NCAA tournament come March.

With a current record of 14-11, and 6-6 in conference play, Alabama is still a team that has some work to put in in order to improve their resume.

ESPN bracketologist, Joe Lunardi released his most recent takes for teams that lie on the bubble.

As seen in Lunardi’s tweet, Alabama sits in the ‘first four out’ category along with Georgetown, Richmond and Mississippi State.

While Alabama basketball fans would rather see the Crimson Tide listed as a team that’s a lock to “dance in March,” it should be encouraging to see that they are right on the cusp of making it into the tournament.

This is a big turnaround from their 2018-2019 season which ended in a disheartening loss to Norfolk St. in the first round of the NIT.

With six games remaining in the regular season, Alabama should look to win the rest of them in order to achieve a record of 20-11 before heading into the SEC Tournament in Nashville.

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