Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
By CHARLIE PARENT& ADAM ZAGORIA
Alabama is now projected to be a 1 seed in this season’s NCAA Tournament, according to ESPN’s Joe Lunardi.
The Tide (11-2), who started the season ranked 20th in the AP Poll, are on the 1 line alongside Purdue, UConn, and Kansas.
The top seeding comes after a road win against No. 21 ranked Mississippi State.
In total, Alabama has taken down four top-25 opponents in Houston, North Carolina, Mississippi State, and Michigan State. Their only losses come against No. 2 UConn and No. 11 Gonzaga. Roll Tide.
With only one ranked win, former No. 1 Houston (13-1) remains looking in as a 2-seed.
Another former No. 1 team in North Carolina (9-4), who had lost four games in a row in November, seems to be resurging as Lunardi considers them a four-seed, although they lost to Pitt on Friday.
Outside of Gonzaga, New Mexico (13-0) remains the highest seeded mid-major at 8 while St. Mary’s (11-4) and San Diego State (10-3) sit on the nine-line.
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