Alabama is the overall 1-seed in the NCAA tournament men's basketball selection committee's bracket preview, revealed Saturday afternoon.
It would be the Crimson Tide's first 1-seed in program history. «On the stretch of 13 wins in the Quad 1 and 2,» committee chair Chris Reynolds said. «They have a very strong résumé and that win over Houston put them over the top.» The committee announced its top 16 seeds as of now, with Houston, Purdue and Kansas the 1-seeds after Alabama.
Reynolds pointed to the Jayhawks' 12 Quadrant 1 wins, by far the most in the country, and their No. 1 strength of schedule as factors that put them on the top line.
Texas, Arizona, Baylor and UCLA were the 2-seeds, with Tennessee, Virginia, Iowa State and Kansas State as the 3-seeds. The Cyclones are 4-6 in their past 10 games, while Kansas State has lost five of its past seven games, but it's a sign of the Big 12's strength that both were still inside the top 12.