NCAA Tournament March Madness

#18 Alabama

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Projected seed: 4

Alabama’s placement reflects a résumé built on explosive scoring and the ability to win in hostile settings balanced against a handful of hard-to-ignore setbacks; signature wins at St. John’s and a neutral-site victory over Illinois plus statement home results against Kentucky and Arkansas and road triumphs at Oklahoma and Mississippi show the ceiling, while a home loss to Purdue, a neutral-site drubbing at Arizona and a late neutral defeat to Mississippi expose defensive inconsistencies that limit upward movement. With the bulk of the profile’s schedule in the books, there are only narrow opportunities left to change perception, so the selection picture hinges on whether those high‑octane offensive nights outweigh the costly losses when Alabama’s seed is finalized.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3North Dakota275W91-62
11/8@St John's17W103-96
11/13Purdue8L87-80
11/19(N)Illinois7W90-86
11/24(N)Gonzaga10L95-85
11/25(N)UNLV108W115-76
11/26(N)Maryland120W105-72
12/3Clemson36W90-84
12/7UT San Antonio340W97-55
12/13(N)Arizona2L96-75
12/17South Florida47W104-93
12/21(N)Kennesaw163W92-81
12/29Yale81W102-78
1/3Kentucky28W89-74
1/7@Vanderbilt12L96-90
1/10Texas37L92-88
1/13@Mississippi St100W97-82
1/17@Oklahoma40W83-81
1/24Tennessee16L79-73
1/27Missouri52W90-64
2/1@Florida4L100-77
2/4Texas A&M39W100-97
2/7@Auburn38W96-92
2/11@Mississippi65W93-74
2/14South Carolina95W89-75
2/18Arkansas15W117-115
2/21@LSU60W90-83
2/25Mississippi St100W100-75
2/28@Tennessee16W71-69
3/3@Georgia32L98-88
3/7Auburn38W96-84
3/13(N)Mississippi65L80-79