Joe Lunardi just gave each of the remaining one seed candidates the recipe to claim the final spot.
Hunter Cookston
As Alabama and Auburn wrapped up their regular seasons with a head-to-head meeting, Baker-Mazara was ejected.
Daniel Mader
Here is everything you need to know in order to listen to Alabama vs. Auburn on the radio.
Chirag Radhyan
Who will come out on top? Here is everything you need to know about Auburn vs. Alabama, including TV and streaming options for the game.
Ashlee Woods
Alabama basketball has no chance to upset Auburn at the Neville Arena on Saturday afternoon.
Payton Shanks
Rece Davis just brought up a very concerning point regarding Alabama basketball.
Jay Bilas called on the NCAA to make a change in college basketball on Wednesday night.
An ESPN analyst just gave his prediction as to which power program is going to win the March Madness Tournament.
Alabama head basketball coach Nate Oats is about to have to explain quite a bit to Crimson Tide fans right before March Madness.
No. 1 seeds have far outperformed No. 2s historically, which makes the race for the top line that much more compelling this season.
Mike DeCourcy
After deciding not to call a timeout in the final seconds of a tie ball game, Nate Oats is facing heavy criticism for the decision.
Alabama basketball proved in Knoxville Saturday that the Crimson Tide are not a serious title contender in the NCAA Tournament.
Here is everything you need to know in order to listen to Tennessee vs. Alabama on the radio.
Who will come out on top? Here is everything you need to know about Tennessee vs. Alabama, including TV and streaming options for the game.
Alabama basketball will be ready when the Crimson Tide travel to Knoxville for a massive SEC rivalry matchup with Tennessee.
When a team is winning by double-digit margins as routinely as Duke, the players might forget what it's like to be involved in the kind of basket-for-basket battle that comes up in the NCAA Tournament.
Who will come out on top? Here is everything you need to know about Alabama vs. Kentucky, including TV and streaming options for the game.
Alabama basketball's loss to Missouri on Wednesday night has Tide fans wondering how relenting the team's defense is this season.
Alabama head coach Nate Oats showed his anger in the first half at Missouri, hulk smashing a clipboard.
An unprecedented No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown between eternal rivals is on tap Saturday in Tuscaloosa. Here's how to watch.
Marc Lancaster
On Saturday, the NCAA Selection Committee released their top 16 seeds, giving us a look at who the best four programs are currently.
The former Alabama coach appeared on ESPN's flagship pregame show in an odd way.
Zain Bando
The Sporting News gets you set with everything that you need to know about Alabama vs. Auburn, including TV and live stream information.
Nate Oats is known for being blunt towards his players and not sugarcoating things. On Friday, Oats gave his brutal thoughts on what he needs from his two seniors to have a shot at beating Auburn.
Auburn and Alabama face off in the battle of the top-two teams in college basketball. In his interview with the media, Alabama head coach Nate Oats decided to take a jab at senior Chad Baker-Mazara.
Auburn and Alabama will make history in the SEC on Saturday. In the media availability, Alabaman head coach Nate Oats, sounded off on Auburn's dirty play style.
No. 1 Auburn meets No. 2 Alabama. ESPN's College GameDay will be in Tuscaloosa, Ala, and tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET.
Bill Bender
Karl Ravech made a very bad statement when regarding the SEC in their records in conference play, the internet took note of that and went at him. On Wednesday, Ravech gave his reasoning as to announcing the stat.
SEC hoops dominance continues with three No. 1 seeds and a fourth team on the fringe.
Alabama head basketball coach Nate Oats believes his Crimson Tide now runs Tuscaloosa. Does he have a valid point?
Pankti Parmar
The SEC has 13 teams in the NCAA tournament in Sporting News' latest Field of 68.
Alabama basketball could see their schedule turn on them during the 2025 regular season. That could complicate things come March.
College basketball insider Jon Rothstein sees Alabama, Auburn, and Duke in similar rarified air so far during the 2024-25 regular season.
Andrew Hughes
Alabama head basketball coach Nate Oats benching Mark Sears against LSU on Saturday night had many meanings, according to one analyst.
If you've spent the nights when the College Football Playoff was not in action breaking down game film, you've missed a pretty cool start to the 2024-25 college basketball season. We're here to catch you up.
There's no Zach Edey in college hoops this year, but there are some pretty big guys who are pretty big deals.
Alabama men's basketball improved to 4-1 in SEC play with a 102-97 win over Kentucky. Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats praised his team for bouncing back strongly from a recent loss to Ole Miss.
Ben Grunert
Here is everything you need to know about Kentucky vs. Alabama, including TV and streaming options for the game.
Alabama men's basketball lost 74-64 to Ole Miss, dropping to 3-1 in SEC play with a season-low scoring night. Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats was livid after the game and called out his team for a lackluster effort.
Ole Miss head basketball coach Chris Beard was highly complimentary of the Alabama basketball program, but his praise mostly centered on one man.
Alabama head basketball coach Nate Oats will play a former Crimson Tide player who helped him make the 2024 Final Four on Wednesday night. Inevitably, the South Carolina transfer made Oats think about their time together in Tuscaloosa.
Here is everything you need to know about Alabama vs. Oklahoma, including TV and streaming options for the game.
Alabama hosts Auburn in a top-ranked 2025 college rivalry basketball game. Here's how to get the best tickets to the game in Tuscaloosa.
Emily Dozier
Here is everything you need to know about Alabama vs. South Dakota State, including TV and streaming options for the game.
Alabama basketball gave Crimson Tide fans an early Christmas present with an 81-54 win over Kent State. Head coach Nate Oats credited his team's defense for stepping up ahead of the holiday break.
Alabama basketball earned its ninth win of the season with a 97-90 victory over North Dakota. Bama senior Grant Nelson was born and raised in North Dakota before playing three years of college ball for North Dakota State, and he went off for a team-high 23 points to help the Crimson Tide secure victory.
Alabama AD Greg Byrne cleared the air on the Crimson Tide's falsely reported $5 million NIL offer to a 5-star basketball recruit who chose BYU instead.
Here is everything you need to know about Alabama vs. Creighton, including TV and streaming options for the game.
Here is everything you need to know about UNC vs. Alabama, including TV and streaming options for the game.
Here is everything you need to know about Alabama vs. Oregon, including TV and streaming options for the game.
The Sporting News has all the details on how to watch the Players Era Festival.
Brendan OSullivan
North Carolina hosts Alabama for a top-ranked basketball game. Here's how to get the best prices on tickets for ACC/SEC Challenge game in Chapel Hill.
Here is everything you need to now about Alabama vs. Rutgers, including TV and streaming options for the game.
Here is everything you need to know about Alabama vs. Houston, including TV and streaming options for the game.
Here is everything you need to know about Alabama vs. Illinois, including TV and streaming options for the game.
Here is everything you need to know about Purdue vs. Alabama, including TV and streaming options for the game.
The group of basketball players who project at the start of the 2024-25 season as the next batch of The Sporting News All-Americans are a lot more experienced than is usually the case. (Except for Duke's Cooper Flagg, of course).
Crimson Tide guard Mark Sears got serious props from one Alabama beat writer after a big win over UNC Asheville.
Alabama rode the transfer portal to the Crimson Tide's first-ever Final Four in 2023-24. They're loaded enough to travel two steps farther by April in San Antonio.
One analyst made a big conclusion after the Alabama vs Memphis basketball scrimmage.
Here is everything you need to know about Alabama vs. Memphis, including TV and streaming options for the game.
Jordan Greer