Latest NCAA bracket predictions for Alabama baseball entering SEC Tournament
Latest NCAA bracket predictions for Alabama baseball entering SEC Tournament
Alabama baseball closed the regular season with 40 wins for the first time since 2002.
Despite dropping two of three to a blistering Florida Gators team, it was only the third time since 2010 that the Crimson Tide had won 40 games in a year, postseason included. Even in the ultra competitive SEC, coach Rob Vaughn is showing signs of building Alabama into the type of program it once was in the late 90s and early 2000s -- a perennial threat to get to the College World Series in Omaha.
Alabama, ranked No. 21 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll after falling five spots since its series loss in Gainesville, entered the SEC Tournament as the No. 9 seed. The Crimson Tide defeated Missouri, 4-1, on Tuesday and face Tennessee Wednesday.
Here are the latest postseason projections for Alabama from Baseball America, D1 Baseball, On3 and more.
NCAA Baseball Tournament projections: Will Alabama host a regional?
Baseball America: Alabama is No. 15 overall seed, hosting Northeastern (45-9), Cincinnati (31-23) and Bryant (32-17) in Tuscaloosa Regional at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
D1 Baseball: Alabama is a two-seed projection, visiting host Clemson (41-15) with Xavier (31-25) and Wright State (34-18) in Clemson Regional.
USA TODAY Sports, The Tennessean: Alabama is No. 13 overall seed, hosting Dallas Baptist (38-14), Duke (36-18) and Long Island (32-21) in Tuscaloosa Regional.
On3: Alabama is No. 12 overall seed, hosting Dallas Baptist, Oklahoma State (27-22), and Oral Roberts (34-20) in Tuscaloosa Regional.
On3's Jonathan Wagner believes Alabama is a "lock" to host a regional:
"Alabama finished the regular season 40-15 overall, 16-14 in SEC play, 14-11 in Q1 games and No. 9 in RPI. They are a lock to host a regional, and could factor into the top eight discussion with a strong showing in Hoover."
Alabama schedule 2025
Alabama faces Tennessee in the second round of the SEC Tournament in Hoover at approximately 1 p.m. (CT) Wednesday. The game can be on SEC Network.
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