The Rams were selected as a No. 11 seed, and will face the Crimson Tide on Saturday, March 21 in Louisville in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Alabama basketball’s NCAA Tournament opponent is set. The Crimson Tide, which drew a No. 4 seed, will face 13th-seeded Hofstra in the first round the big dance, taking the court Friday. UA will play its first and second-round games in Tampa.

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Mississippi All-Stars used a first half spurt and streaked to a 98-79 win in the 36th annual Alabama-Mississippi Classic boys all-star game at Mississippi College’s A.E. Wood Coliseum. Alabama led 12-9 in the first few minutes before Mississippi’s 38-15 run over the rest of the half led to a 47-27 lead.

In the SEC, it was about Florida and whether the Gators can run it back with another national title. The Gators struggled to start the season and then even fell out of the national rankings completely by early January.