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Joe Lunardi changes seed projection for Alabama after SEC Tournament title
By Sydney Hunte
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Alabama cruised to a comfortable victory over Texas A&M on Sunday to win its 2nd SEC Tournament in 3 seasons.
The Crimson Tide entered the day as the No. 1 seed in South Region in the NCAA Tournament, according to ESPN’s Joe Lunardi. Kansas remained slotted as the No. 1 seed in the Midwest, and No. 1 seed overall, regardless of its 20-point loss to Texas in the Big 12 championship game on Saturday.
According to Lunardi, the Tide are now projected to be the No. 1 overall seed in the field. That update came after Nate Oats’ team held up its end of the bargain with an 82-63 win over the Aggies at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
If Lunardi’s projection holds — and the likelihood of that is very high — this will be the first time in the history of the Alabama men’s basketball program the Tide has been a No. 1 seed. They’re in the field for a 3rd straight time and are 2 seasons removed from the program’s 1st trip to the Sweet 16 since 2004.
— Joe Lunardi (@ESPNLunardi) March 12, 2023
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
