The Alabama Crimson Tide emerged as the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Sunday after winning the SEC Tournament Championship.
The team will face either Southeast Missouri State or Texas A&M Corpus-Christi. These two will face off to earn the No. 16 seed in the bracket.
The Crimson Tide defeated Missouri to win the SEC. Alabama has won the conference tournament championship nine times in program history and improved to 29-5 overall heading into the Big Dance.
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Alabama forward Brandon Miller enters the lane during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Missouri in the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals on Saturday, March 11 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee. (AP Photo/John Amis)
The Houston Cougars were named the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region even though they lost the American Athletic Conference tournament championship to Memphis earlier in the day. They are the No. 2 seed overall. The Cougars will face Northern Kentucky in the first round.
The Kansas Jayhawks were named the No. 1 seed in the West Region. The Jayhawks will face Howard in the first round. Bill Self should be on the sidelines because he’s been released from the hospital. Kansas lost to Texas in the Big 12 Championship.
The Purdue Boilermakers received the final seeded No. 1 in the Eastern Region. Purdue beat Penn State in the Big Ten Championship and will face the winner between Fairleigh Dickson and Texas Southern in the first round.
Defending national champion North Carolina failed to qualify for the tournament after a disappointing 2022-23 campaign.
First-round matches are scheduled for Thursday and Friday while second-round matches are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. The Final Four will begin on Saturday with the winner of the South Regional facing the winner of the East Regional and the winner of the Midwest Regional facing the winner of the West Regional. The national championship will be played on April 3.
South Region
Arizona guard Courtney Ramey, center, celebrates alongside teammates after their victory over UCLA in an NCAA college basketball game for the Pac-12 Men’s Tournament Championship on Saturday March 11, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chase Stevens)
(1) Alabama vs. (16) Texas A&M-CC/SE Missouri State
(8) Maryland vs. (9) West Virginia
(5) San Diego State vs. (12) College of Charleston
(4) Virginia vs. (13) Furman
(6) Creighton vs. (11) NC State
(3) Baylor vs. (14) UC Santa Barbara
(7) Missouri vs. (10) Utah State
(2) Arizona vs. (15) Princeton
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Midwest region
Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson, center, shouts at guard Terrance Arceneaux (23) as forward J’Wan Roberts (13) looks on during the first half against Memphis in the tournament final ‘American Athletic Conference, Sunday, March 12, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
(1) Houston vs. (16) Northern Kentucky
(8) Iowa vs. (9) Auburn
(5) Miami-FL vs. (12) Drake
(4) Indiana vs. (13) Kent State
(6) Iowa State vs. (11) Mississippi State/Pittsburgh
(3) Xavier vs. (14) Kennesaw State
(7) Texas A&M vs. (10) Penn State
(2) Texas vs. (15) Colgate
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Regional West
(1) Kansas vs. (16) Howard
(8) Arkansas vs. (9) Illinois
(5) Saint Mary’s vs. (12) VCU
(4) UConn vs. (13) Iona
(6) TCU vs. (11) Arizona State/Nevada
(3) Gonzaga vs. (14) Grand Canyon
(7) Northwest vs. (10) Boise State
(2) UCLA vs. (15) UNC Asheville
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Regional East
Purdue’s Zach Edey celebrates his team’s 67-65 win over Penn State for the Big Ten Tournament championship during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, March 11, 2023 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
(1) Purdue vs. (16) Texas Southern/Fairleigh Dickinson
(8) Memphis vs. (9) Florida Atlantic
(5) Duke vs. (12) Oral Roberts
(4) Tennessee vs. (13) Louisiana
(6) Kentucky vs. (11) Providence
(3) Kansas State vs. (14) Montana State
(7) Michigan State vs. (10) USC
(2) Marquette vs. (15) Vermont
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