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Alabama Basketball’s championship goals took a hit from the Saturday night loss to Tennessee. The Vols now lead the SEC standings at 13-3. Alabama (along with South Carolina) is a game back at 12-4.
Based on the current standings Alabama would be a 2-seed in the SEC Tournament, having beaten South Carolina in January. The 2-seed opens its SEC Tournament play on Friday night Mar. 15, against the winner of the 7-seed vs. 10-seed game. The current 7-seed is Mississippi State and the current 10-seed is Ole Miss. Ole Miss and Texas A&M, both with 7-9, SEC records play each other on Mar. 9
Winning its opener as the 2-seed would pair the Crimson Tide against a
Winning its opener as the 2-seed would pair the Crimson Tide against a probably advancing 3-seed. Based on current standings, the 3-seed would be South Carolina.
A long list of SEC Tournament seed tie-breakers are provided below.
SEC Tournament Tiebreakers
Teams will be seeded No. 1 through No. 14 in the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket based upon the final regular season Conference standings. Teams that finished No. 1 through No. 4 in the final regular season standings shall receive a “bye” on the first and se