Alabama Basketball Dancing Again: Crimson Tide Earn No. 4 Seed, Set to Face Hofstra in NCAA Tournament
Crimson Tide secure No. 4 seed for another March Madness run. Can Nate Oats' elite squad dance all the way to the Sweet Sixteen?
March has arrived, and once again Alabama basketball is right where it expects to be: in the NCAA Tournament. The Crimson Tide officially earned a No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region and will open tournament play against Hofstra on Friday, March 20.
Tipoff is scheduled for 2:15 p. m. CT at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida, with the game set to air on TruTV.
If Alabama advances past Hofstra, the Tide will face the winner of No. 5 Texas Tech and No. 12 Akron with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line.
For Alabama fans, tournament appearances are no longer rare moments of celebration, they’ve become the standard under head coach Nate Oats. This year marks the sixth NCAA Tournament appearance in Oats’ seven seasons leading the Crimson Tide, continuing one of the most successful stretches in program history. Even more impressive, Oats has now guided his teams to the NCAA Tournament in nine of the 10 seasons the tournament has been played during his head coaching career, with the only exception being 2020 when the tournament was cancelled due to the global pandemic.