Having defeated South Carolina in January, Alabama would receive a 2-seed in the SEC Tournament, according to the current standings. On Friday night, March 15, the 2-seed begins play in the SEC Tournament against the victor of the 7-seed vs. 10-seed match. Ole Miss is currently ranked 10th, and Mississippi State is currently ranked 7th. On March 9, Ole Miss and Texas A&M—both with 7-9 SEC records—will square off.
After winning its first race as the 2-seed, the Crimson Tide would play a likely-to-be-advancing 3-seed. South Carolina would be the third seed based on the current standings.
Below is a lengthy list of SEC Tournament seed tiebreakers.
SEC Championship Game Breakers
The final conference standings of the regular season will determine the teams’ seeds in the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket, which goes from No. 1 to No. 14. The first and second days of the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament will begin with a “bye” for the teams that placed first through fourth in the final regular season standings.
Two-Team Match
Until the tie is broken, the following steps will be taken in the following order:
1) The teams’ head-to-head record in terms of wins and losses.
2) The two teams’ win-loss record against the No. 1 seed (and, if needed, up to the No. 14 seed).
3) The commissioner tosses the coins.
Three-Team Draw (or greater)
The following protocol will be applied in the following order until the tie is broken when three or more teams are tied:. The two-team tiebreaker procedure will be applied if two teams remain tied following a tiebreaker provision.
1) The best winning % of the games between the tied teams (Team A would be ranked highest, Team B second, and Team C lowest of the three if they were seeded as follows: Team A is 3-1, Team B is 2-2, and Team C is 1-3).
2) Best winning % between tied teams against the top seed (if needed, going up to the 14th seed).
3) The commissioner will flip a coin if there are still two teams.
4) The commissioner will draw if there are still three or more teams.
Bracketology for the Alabama Crimson Tide Big Dance
Jerry Palm’s projected Big Dance bracket for Sunday, March 3 includes seven SEC teams in the NCAA Tournament tournament. Tennessee (1 seed), Alabama (4 seed), South Carolina (5 seed), Kentucky (5 seed), Florida (8 seed), Mississippi State (10 seed), Auburn (4 seed, above Alabama on the S-Curve), and Tennessee (1 seed).
The SEC teams with the best odds of making it to the Big Dance Elite Eight are Tennessee (50.7%), Alabama (43.3%), and Auburn (41.7%), according to ESPN’s BPI.
