The 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket for Alabama basketball’s March Madness opponent has been announced.
The Alabama Crimson Tide ended the 2024-25 regular season and SEC Tournament with five losses in their last nine games.
Despite a rough stretch against the nation’s toughest schedule over the past month, Nate Oats’ team will hope to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row.
On Selection Sunday, Oats and his team found out that they will be a No. 2 seed in the East Region. Alabama (25-8 overall) will face No. 15 seed Robert Morris (26-8) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Cleveland on Friday. Robert Morris won the Horizon League championship.
The Alabama-Robert Morris winner will face the winner of No. 7 Saint Mary’s and No. 10 Vanderbilt in the second round of the tournament.
Alabama fell apart in the second half of Saturday’s SEC Tournament semifinal game against the Florida Gators, a 104-82 loss at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Florida defeated Tennessee 86-77 Sunday to win the SEC Tournament championship. The Gators (30-4) joined Auburn (28-5), Duke (31-3) and Houston (30-4) as No. 1 seeds in Sunday’s bracket reveal.
The Crimson Tide made their deepest run in the NCAA Tournament a season ago by taking down No. 1 seed North Carolina in the Sweet 16 and the Clemson Tigers in the Elite Eight to reach the program’s first ever Final Four.
The 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket for Alabama basketball has been revealed, with Alabama earning a high seed. They will open the tournament by facing Robert Morris. This matchup will take place in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, part of March Madness, starting March 20. The road to the Final Four in San Antonio, Texas, is expected to be challenging, but Alabama is ready to contend for a national title. Fans are eager to see how Alabama’s strong performance in the regular season translates to March Madness success. The journey will continue after this crucial first-round game.