Just when we thought they were in, they pulled themselves back out. That might be our operative phrase for a couple SEC basketball teams, notably Kentucky and Tennessee after this past weekend’s games. This a conference that is crazy on the NCAA Tournament bubble right now—while Florida locked up a share of the league title and Missouri is comfortably in the field, it’s anybody’s guess with at least five other teams.
If you thought it was safe to ignore Alabama sports just because football’s not in season, think again. Alabama basketball has been quietly lurking for much of the year and with SEC leader Florida losing at Missouri last night, the Crimson Tide are now within a game of first place in the loss column. Alabama is one of a few surprise teams that are in position to win championships in the power conferences. But the Tide is the only one that’s also squarely on the bubble of the NCAA Tournament, thanks to a poor non-conference showing. In short, that makes Alabama basketball the most interesting team in the country from now until Selection Sunday. So let’s take a closer took at what the Tide has…