NCAA Tournament bracketology: Where Alabama basketball is projected for March Madness 2024
Much basketball is still left to be played, but the NCAA Tournament picture is gaining more and more clarity as each game passes.
Alabama basketball isn't dominating like a season ago, but it continues to be in the mix for solid seeding. A No. 4 seed seems to be the consensus right now from NCAA Tournament bracketology and NCAA Tournament projections.
This week, Alabama will face Georgia on Wednesday in Athens before returning home for a rematch with Mississippi State on Saturday. The following week, Alabama will have rematches with Auburn and LSU, both on the road.
Before the Crimson Tide plays these games, here are the latest NCAA Tournament predictions for Alabama.
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ESPN: 4 seed (Salt Lake)
Projection date: Jan. 26
Joe Lunardi's latest bracketology projections see the Crimson Tide going to Salt Lake, part of the West region. He projects Alabama to face Samford, a No. 13 seed, in the first round before a matchup with either No. 5 seed BYU or No. 12 seed Grand Canyon. North Carolina is the No. 1 seed in the region.
CBS Sports: 4 seed (Pittsburgh)
Projection date: Jan. 29
In Jerry Palm's projection as of Monday, he also views the Crimson Tide as a No. 4 seed in the East region, facing No. 13 seed Appalachian State in the first round in Pittsburgh. The winner would play No. 12 seed Richmond or No. 5 seed Utah State. No. 1 seed UConn is atop the East region in Palm's projections.
FOX Sports: 4 seed (West)
Projection date: Jan. 26
FOX Sports' Mike DeCourcy also sees Alabama as a No. 4 seed in his latest projections in the West region. The Crimson Tide would face No. 13 seed UC Irvine and then play the winner of No. 5 seed FAU vs. either No. 12 seed Wake Forest or No. 12 seed Kansas State. Houston is the No. 1 seed in the projection of this region.
Nick Kelly is the Alabama beat writer for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network, and he covers Alabama football and men's basketball. Reach him at nkelly@gannett.com or follow him @_NickKelly on X, the social media app formerly known as Twitter.
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