With one more game remaining for Alabama women’s basketball, an NCAA tournament bid will be forthcoming for them.
The Crimson Tide (22-8, 9-6 SEC) beat Florida on senior night on Thursday, Feb. 29 to pick up its ninth conference win of the season, putting themselves in a position for the No. 4 seed in the upcoming SEC tournament. Alabama has notable conference wins against Auburn and Tennessee. The win against Tennessee may give the Crimson Tide the edge over the Vols in SEC tournament seeding.
Alabama returns to action for the final time this season on Sunday, March 3 to face Texas A&M, who they historically have struggled against, but have a two game win streak against.
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Before Alabama meets the Aggies, here are the latest NCAA Tournament predictions for the Crimson Tide.
ESPN: 9 seed (Stanford)
Projection date: March 1
Charlie Creme’s latest bracketology projections see Alabama going to Stanford as part of the Portland 3 region. He projects a No. 9 Alabama to face No. 8 UNLV in the first round before a matchup with either No. 1 seed Stanford or No. 16 seed Lamar.
Her Hoops Stats: 9 seed (Stanford)
Projection date: Feb. 29
Her Hoops Stats’ Megan Gauer sees Alabama traveling to Stanford as part of the Portland 3 region. It projects a No. 9 Alabama to face a No. 8 Princeton in the first round before a matchup with either the No. 1 seed Stanford or No. 16 seed UC Irvine.
This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Alabama women’s basketball projects as a No. 9 seed in the NCAA tournament
