NCAA Tournament March Madness

#14 Alabama

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Projected seed: 4

Alabama’s résumé pairs a thunderous offensive identity with a handful of resume-defining victories and a few damaging setbacks, which is why it sits where it does. The team has shown it can win the big moments, knocking off Illinois on a neutral court and taking care of business at St John’s while also beating Kentucky in Tuscaloosa, and it has posted several high-scoring blowouts against midlevel opponents like UNLV and Maryland that underline how difficult it can be to stop them. Those bright spots are counterbalanced by clear losses to elite opposition in neutral settings against Gonzaga and Arizona and by setbacks on the road at Purdue and Vanderbilt that raise questions about defensive steadiness away from home. The rest of the schedule hands Alabama plenty of opportunities to strengthen the case with road wins at places like Oklahoma and Mississippi and key conference tests at Florida and Tennessee, while home dates against Texas and Arkansas offer chances to add quality victories, so maintaining its offensive firepower while tightening up late in games away from Tuscaloosa will determine how solid this profile ultimately looks.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3North Dakota319W91-62
11/8@St John's18W103-96
11/13Purdue4L87-80
11/19(N)Illinois7W90-86
11/24(N)Gonzaga6L95-85
11/25(N)UNLV148W115-76
11/26(N)Maryland117W105-72
12/3Clemson33W90-84
12/7UT San Antonio334W97-55
12/13(N)Arizona2L96-75
12/17South Florida72W104-93
12/21(N)Kennesaw170W92-81
12/29Yale92W102-78
1/3Kentucky30W89-74
1/7@Vanderbilt5L96-90
1/10Texas5283%
1/13@Mississippi St6770%
1/17@Oklahoma5567%
1/24Tennessee1966%
1/27Missouri5484%
2/1@Florida1234%
2/3Texas A&M4180%
2/4Texas A&M4180%
2/7@Auburn3756%
2/11@Mississippi7172%
2/14South Carolina7388%
2/17Arkansas2369%
2/21@LSU4060%
2/24Mississippi St6786%
2/25Mississippi St6786%
2/28@Tennessee1944%
3/3@Georgia2852%
3/7Auburn3776%