🏀 📈 Bracketology 2026 - 3/1 Update: Bama move up the rankings to the four line

As mentioned, last season there was a total of 186 brackets we kept track of from Jan through March Madness. As of today, there are 48 brackets published. In those, the worst seeding for the Tide is at #5, the best is as a #2 seed.

Bracket Matrix	NCAA NET Rankings
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[50+yeartidefan]

I was sort of chewing on this earlier and it's my belief, winning out, the best case scenario is a three seed. Superstitions make me want to see them land at a four: I suspect it'll be a 5-12 game we're watching.

@50+yeartidefan on the announcing note earlier...I believe TBS has the Final Four and Championship game. Grant Hill is the color guy on their man crew. Spero __ & _ Greenburg. I believe they rotated eight this year.

I dont know if i have tbs.
I dumped the directv
Never watched it so i wasnt worried about it.
...ummmmm.....
Saw big article the other day about broadcast picking up events to get more buying their streaming. ...and cutting out many that are just living on over-air broadcast.
( i picked up couple streaming formats...but still use over-air). ....
Guess they will cut me out

 

[TerryP]

I dont know if i have tbs.

I'll be shocked if someone does have a ala carte deal on the tournament like Sling has done for the weekends during football season. (They may still do it in basketball; don't know.)

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I'll be shocked if someone does have a ala carte deal on the tournament like Sling has done for the weekends during football season. (They may still do it in basketball; don't know.)

If i find it valuable to watch. I will be in touch here for suggestions....
Some of these can be picked up for month....

 

[TerryP]

NET: Bama moves up from #20 to #16.

With 98 brackets published, Bama has also moved up to the four line.

(Both are at the top of the page.)

 

[TerryP]

10 at a 5 seed.
13 at a 3 seed.
1 at a 2 seed.
The rest of the 94 this morning at four.

 

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[TerryP]

There are still updates that need to run on a few sites. It looks like the win over Auburn last night will drop Bama one spot in the NET (down to 17.) But, it also looks like Bama is pretty assured of a four seed in the dance. There was only one bracket (out of 101) that had Bama as a five and they've since updated their bracket: Bama as a four in the Michigan bracket.

As Bracket Matrix updates today ... they currently have Bama at #14, overall.

A few games today that have teams ranked higher than Bama...a Maryland win today wouldn't hurt.

 

[TerryP]

updates today

A metric the committee uses:

SOS from KenPom.

 

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[TerryP]

As Bracket Matrix updates today ... they currently have Bama at #14, overall.

Roughly half the brackets in and Bama is moving up a bit.

Auburn is only in 30 percent of the field in brackets that have been updated. TX is teetering on a 10 seed with A&M.

 

[TerryP]

 

[#80]

J. Lunardi updated his brackets moves the Tide up to 3 seed.

Men's Bracketology: Champ Week chaos is alive and well

True to form, the early conference tournaments have provided upsets and some unexpected champions.

www.espn.com

 

[TerryP]

J. Lunardi updated his brackets moves the Tide up to 3 seed.

Men's Bracketology: Champ Week chaos is alive and well

True to form, the early conference tournaments have provided upsets and some unexpected champions.

www.espn.com

Lunardi going into this past weekend...

His last seven in, all lost. His first five out, lost.

 

[TerryP]

J. Lunardi updated his brackets moves the Tide up to 3 seed.

Men's Bracketology: Champ Week chaos is alive and well

True to form, the early conference tournaments have provided upsets and some unexpected champions.

www.espn.com

I mentioned his accuracy. It's my opinion he's an idiot using others projections as his own. Okay, a little harsh, maybe.

But. Do me a favor. Look at his bracket and tell me how it makes sense. it doesn't. He's literally ignoring something the NCAA's selection committee's (multiple) have done over the years. They do their best to avoid regular season rematches.

And he has Bama in a bracket where ... how many of those teams have they played?