Alabama basketball selected as No. 1 overall seed for NCAA Tournament
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Alabama men’s basketball team is staying local for the start of the NCAA Tournament. After beating Texas A&M 82-63 to win the SEC Tournament on Sunday, the Crimson Tide landed the No. 1 overall seed. They also landed a spot in the South Region, which means they’ll play in Birmingham.
This is now Alabama’s third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance under Nate Oats.
The Crimson Tide made it as a No. 2 seed in 2021, but lost to No. 11 seed UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen. Then as a 6-seed in 2022, Alabama lost to No. 11 seed Notre Dame in the opening round after Jahvon Quinerly tore his ACL less than four minutes into the game.
Alabama is set to play the winner of the No. 16 seed play-in game, which will include Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Southeastern Missouri State in the first round. That game is scheduled for Thursday, March 16, and will broadcast on a soon-to-be-announced channel.
If Alabama were to win on Thursday, it’d face off against the winner of a first-round matchup between No. 8 seed Maryland and No. 9 seed West Virginia. Of course, that game would also be held in Birmingham. Below you’ll find the entire 68-team bracket for the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
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South Region
Birmingham, Ala.
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 16 Texas A&M CC/SE Missouri State
No. 8 Maryland vs. No. 9 West Virginia
Orlando, Fla.
No. 4 Virginia vs. No. 13 Furman
No. 5 San Diego State vs. No. 12 Charleston
Denver, CO
No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 14 UC Santa Barbara
No. 6 Creighton vs. No. 11 NC State
Sacramento, Calif.
No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 15 Princeton
No. 7 Missouri vs. No. 10 Utah State
Midwest Region
Birmingham, Ala.
No. 1 Houston vs. No. 16 Northern Kentucky
No. 8 Iowa vs. No. 9 Auburn
Albany, NY
No. 4 Indiana vs. No. 13 Kent State
No. 5 Miami vs. No. 12 Drake
Greensboro, NC
No. 3 Xavier vs. No. 14 Kennesaw State
No. 6 Iowa State vs. No. 11 Miss State/Pitt
Des Moines, Iowa
No. 2 Texas vs. No. 15 Colgate
No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Penn State
West Region
Des Moines, Iowa
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Howard
No. 8 Arkansas vs. No. 9 Illinois
Albany, NY
No. 4 UConn vs. No. 13 Iona
No. 5 St. Mary’s vs. No. 12 VCU
Denver, CO
No. 3 Gonzaga vs. No. 14 Grand Canyon
No. 6 TCU vs. No. 11 Arizona State/Nevada
Sacramento, Calif.
No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 15 UNC Asheville
No. 7 Northwestern vs. No. 10 Boise State
East Region
Columbus, Ohio
No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 16 Texas Southern/Fairleigh Dickinson
No. 8 Memphis vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic
Orlando, Fla.
No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 13 Louisiana
No. 5 Duke vs. No. 12 Oral Roberts
Greensboro, NC
No. 3 Kansas State vs. No. 14 Montana State
No. 6 Kentucky vs. No. 11 Providence
Columbus, Ohio
No. 2 Marquette vs. No. 15 Vermont
No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 10 USC
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