Alabama Basketball Secures Fourth Consecutive NCAA Bid

0:00On March 16, Alabama basketball has tied a program record with its sixth straight trip to the NCAA tournament. The Crimson Tide earned a number-four seed in the Midwest region for the fourth year in a row, as revealed on Sunday's selection show. Under coach Nate Oates, the team has built a real consistency in the SEC and beyond. They finished the regular season at 23 wins and nine losses, showing flashes of brilliance like an 8-game conference streak and a road. Upset over Big E's champ St. John's. Still, Oates and the players feel shortchains by the seeding. They aim to claim the SEC regular season and tournament titles, but stumbled with a slow conference start and a shocking early exit in the league. Turnie. Looking back, Alabama has made noise in recent turnies, reaching the final four last year and the elite eight the year before. Earlier appearances often ended in the Swiss 16, highlighting the program's rising bar. Now they face number 13 Hofstra in the first round Friday in Tampa with eyes on a deep run to shake off the disappointment and chase that next milestone.