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• Joe Lunardi – Bama as a 4-Seed in the West Region vs. Charleston, then a possible second-round game against the winner of BYU vs. Grand Canyon

• Jerry Palm – Bama as a 4-Seed in the West Region vs. Yale, then a possible second-round game against the winner of BYU vs. VCU

• 1-3-1 Sports – Bama as a 4-Seed in the Midwest Region vs. Vermont, then a possible second-round game against the winner of San Diego State vs. VCU

• Bracketville – Bama as a 4-Seed in the West Region vs. Vermont, then a possible second-round game against the winner of BYU vs. Grand Canyon.

Lunardi has North Carolina as the top seed in the West Region. If both advance past the second round, the Tar Heels and the Crimson Tide would meet in the Sweet Sixteen. Palm has Iowa State as the top seed in the West Region. In the Midwest Region, 1-3-1 has the 1-Seed as Purdue. The Boilermakers beat the Alabama Crimson Tide 92-86 in early December. Bracketville also has North Carolina as the 1-Seed in the West Region.

Alabama Crimson Tide fans seeking Big Dance optimism were not reassured by Nate Oats’ comments after the recent loss to Florida. Oats said, “If we decide to take 24 minutes off from the defensive end it’s gonna be hard to beat anybody in the NCAA Tournament.”

Further explaining, Oats highlighted the need for the Crimson Tide to get in transition and how hard it is to do that after an opponent’s made basket. “You don’t play hard on defense, you’re taking it out of the net a lot of the time, you can’t get out in transition as much, we’re not as good. The snowball went on and on and on for at least 24 minutes today.”