MARCH MADNESS: No No. 1 Seeds Left after “Sweet 16”
With No. 1 seeds Alabama and Houston losing, the men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament will not have a No. 1 seed in the Elite Eight for the first time since seeding began in 1979.
With No. 1 seeds Alabama and Houston losing, the men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament will not have a No. 1 seed in the Elite Eight for the first time since seeding began in 1979.
As proof that anything can happen in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, overall No. 1 seed Alabama has been defeated in the Sweet 16.
With the win over Maryland, Alabama (31-5) advances to its second Sweet 16 in the past three tournaments and ninth overall.
No. 9 seed Auburn beat No. 8 Iowa 83-75 on Thursday for its 10th consecutive opening-round win dating to the mid-1980s.
Alabama buried Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 96-75, even with Bama star freshman Brandon Miller going scoreless.
Alabama is the top overall seed and will play in the South Region, while Auburn made it as a No. 9 seed in the Midwest Region.
The committee that will select the field of 68 for the men’s NCAA basketball tournament revealed its preliminary list of top teams Saturday, with Alabama taking the top spot.