Alabama’s high-powered offense has the Crimson Tide within the combine for a top-four seed within the NCAA males’s match for the third time in 4 years underneath coach Nate Oats. The Tide lead Division I in scoring per sport (90.8) and have put up least 80 factors in 10 of their final 11 contests.
However the issue is on protection: Alabama scored 87 factors on Tuesday night time towards Florida however allowed 105. The Tide scored 95 factors towards Kentucky on Feb. 24 however gave up 117. General, Alabama is giving up 80.1 factors per sport, good for 338th within the 351-team Division I and the second-most within the Energy Six, forward of lowly DePaul.
Losses in three of 4 video games — to the Gators, Wildcats and Tennessee (81-74) — have dumped the Tide to a No. 4 in our up to date area. With a house sport towards Arkansas and the SEC match forward, Alabama must rally to recapture a spot on the No. 3 line.
Elsewhere within the SEC, 4 wins in a row has Kentucky in a four-way tie for second place within the convention and a No. 4 seed. Auburn can be as much as a No. 4, giving the SEC three groups to go together with Illinois.
Final 4 in
New Mexico, Virginia, Colorado, Villanova.
First 4 out
Windfall, St. John’s, Utah, Iowa.
Subsequent 4 out
Pittsburgh, Butler, Wake Forest, Texas A&M.
Convention breakdown
Multi-bid leagues:Â Huge 12 (9), SEC (7), Huge Ten (6), Mountain West (6), Huge East (5), ACC (4), Pac-12 (3), American Athletic (2), Atlantic 10 (2), West Coast Convention (2).
This text initially appeared on USA TODAY: Bracketology: Alabama falls in NCAA match area, SEC groups rise
