Last season, the Crimson Tide was the No. 1 overall seed, and the season ended in heartbreak in the Sweet 16. Now, Alabama has the chance to pull one of the biggest upsets in Final Four history against the defending national champions.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — With how the team played over the final month of the regular season, it was understandable why many people weren’t very high on Alabama heading into the NCAA Tournament. The Crimson Tide had lost four of its last six games and had been atrocious on defense, allowing 96.8 points per game during that stretch.
ESPN College GameDay host and Alabama alum Rece Davis picked the Crimson Tide to lose its first game to College of Charleston. The general opinion among commenters on the BamaCentral social media channels forecasted that Alabama wouldn’t make it out of the first weekend
