Here are the No. 1 seeds for the men and women's 2023 NCAA tournament

By Homero De la Fuente and Jacob Lev, CNN

Updated 1028 GMT (1828 HKT) March 13, 2023

The Crimson Tide earned the top seed for the first time in school history.

(CNN)The Alabama Crimson Tide, Houston Cougars, Kansas Jayhawks and Purdue Boilermakers were named as the No. 1 seeds in the men's NCAA tournament on Sunday.

2023 March Madness: Here's all you need to know ahead of the men's college basketball season's crescendoAlabama enters the NCAA tournament after a tumultuous season off the court. The Crimson Tide earned the top seed for the first time in school history. They will play the winner of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and SE Missouri State in the first round.The Kansas Jayhawks return as one of the top seeds after capturing the fourth national championship in school history last season.Kansas Jayhawks forward Jalen Wilson (10) drives to the basket around Texas Longhorns forward Dillon Mitchell (23).Kansas was ousted in the Big 12 championship game, as they played without head coach Bill Self, who missed the tournament due to a medical issue earlier this week. Self is expected to return to the team this week after being discharged from the hospital on Sunday. The defending national champions are seeking to become the first back-to-back March Madness champions since the Florida Gators in 2006 and 2007. Kansas will play Howard in the first round.Houston Cougars guard Jamal Shead (1) signals to his team.Read MoreMeanwhile, despite losing in the AAC championship game to Memphis, the Houston Cougars earned a top seed after finishing the season with a 31-3 record. They'll enter March Madness hoping to get back AAC player of the year Marcus Sasser, who missed the championship game with a strained groin. Houston will play Northern