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Alabama’s projected opponent in the opening round of NCAA Men’s Tournament

See where Tide Hoops is expected to start the NCAA MBB Tournament!

The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team has not had the season many had hoped for following last year’s regular season championship and conference tournament title. Despite unmet expectations, the team is still ranked inside the top-25 and is expected to earn a decent seeding for the upcoming NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

In the latest bracketology update by USA TODAY Sports’ Shelby Mast and Scott Gleeson, the Crimson Tide sits as a No. 5 seed in the Midwest Region.

Alabama would face the winner of SMU and Michigan, which would enter the tournament as a No. 12 seed.

With limited time until the start of the tournament, few opportunities remain for Alabama to boost its seeding.

The Crimson Tide will face South Carolina at home this Saturday in the penultimate regular season contest.

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WATCH: Alabama MBB HC Nate Oats joins ESPN to dicuss state of Crimson Tide basketball

Alabama basketball head coach Nate Oats joined Scott Van Pelt on ESPN to discuss the state of the program and where the team is heading.

Alabama men’s basketball is one of the hottest teams in the nation with an overall record of 17-5 and a conference record of 12-2.

Credit ought to be given to second-year head coach Nate Oats, who had his first season cut short due to the ongoing pandemic.

Now, the No. 8 Crimson Tide is set to make a run in the NCAA basketball tournament as a highly-seeded team.

To talk about the success of the program, as well as the future of the 2020-2021 season, Oats joined ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt.

He mentions the slow start to the season, as well as the culture shift of Alabama basketball that the players have bought into.

In two parts, here’s what he had to say:

NCAA MBB tournament simulation predicts Alabama to win national championship

It’s hard to predict the outcome of the NCAA Men’s basktball tournament, but one Reddit user posted a March Madness simulation.

With 68 teams in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and plenty of historical runs from overlooked teams, it’s often difficult to predict how the field will look when all is said and done.

The Alabama Crimson Tide is poised to make a run as a high-seeded team in the tournament. Some fear Nate Oats may lead the team to a championship, which would make Alabama champions in both football and basketball in the same year.

Reddit user u/IvoryToasttt4888 created a tournament simulation using ESPN’s projected seeds.

In the simulation, two-seed Alabama defeats UMBC, Colorado, Creighton and Utah State to get to the Final Four. From there, Alabama takes down Baylor, where they then beat Purdue in the championship matchup.

credit: u/IvoryToasttt4888 on Reddit

Alabama is currently the best team in the SEC with a conference record of 11-1 and an overall record of 16-5.