TUSCALOOSA, ALA. – Alabama got a peak behind the curtain for what seed it could receive come NCAA Tournament time. The official tournament committee revealed the top 16 seeds as things currently stand during the college basketball season.
Alabama is in excellent shape ahead of its run of seven straight games against ranked opponents. In Saturday's reveal, it received the No. 1 seed and the No. 2 seed overall. Alabama’s archrival, Auburn, received the No. 1 overall seed. The Tide and Tigers will face off as the No. 1 and No. 2 teams on Saturday afternoon.
The selection committee also gave Duke and Florida No. 1 seeds. The NCAA tournament will be officially selected on March 16.
Here are all of the 16 seeds from the tournament committee.
No. 1 seeds
1. Auburn (South region)
2. Alabama (Midwest region)
3. Duke (East region)
4. Florida (West region)
No. 2 seeds
5. Tennessee
6. Texas A&M
7. Purdue
8. Houston
No. 3 seeds
9. Iowa State
10. Kentucky
11. Wisconsin
12. Arizona
No. 4 seeds
13. Texas Tech
14. Michigan
15. Kansas
16. St John's
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