Crimson Tide

The Crimson Tide’s Mens’ basketball team faces the Creighton Bluejays tomorrow. Alabama is working to repeat its success from last year when they made it all the way to the Final Four during March Madness. The Tide is coming off a win over North Carolina who Alabama faced during last year’s Sweet Sixteen.

SMU captured the last open spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff, bumping Alabama to land in a bracket that placed undefeated Oregon at No. 1. The selection committee preferred the Mustangs, losers of a heartbreaker in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game, who had a far less difficult schedule than Alabama of the SEC but one fewer loss.

Mark Sears scored 20 points, Aden Holloway and Labaron Philon each had 15 points and No. 10 Alabama beat No. 20 North Carolina 94-79 on Wednesday night in the ACC-SEC Challenge. Clifford Omoruyi and Derrion Reid each scored 11 points and Grant Nelson had 10 points to help the Crimson Tide (6-2) beat three straight Top 25 opponents for the first time in three seasons.

Georgia, Texas, Alabama and Ohio State are competing to bring in the nation's top recruiting class as high school prospects across the nation finalize their college plans. The identity of the No. 1 class according to composite rankings of recruiting sites compiled by 247Sports may not be clear until defensive tackle Justus Terry announces his decision Friday.

Alabama is getting a boost in the last rankings before the College Football Playoff bracket is set next weekend. The Crimson Tide won last week and moved up two spots to No. 11. Alabama is projected as the last team in and the fourth from the Southeastern Conference.

The No. 19/20 Alabama women's basketball team moves to 9-0 on the season after defeating Georgia State on Monday at Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide outrebounded the Panthers 65 to 22 for the win while also scoring 40 points in the paint.

The AP Top 25 national schedule features No. 2 Auburn's visit to No. 9 Duke and No. 10 Alabama's visit to No. 20 North Carolina in a doubleheader played on the same night and a short drive apart. Those games will offer tests for teams that have made cross-country trips in the past two weeks for tournaments or made-for-TV matchups.

No. 23 Alabama is looking to extend its eight-game win streak with a victory against Georgia State. The teams match up on Monday afternoon for the first time this season. The game will take place at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa. Alabama is 4-0 at home, and Georgia State is 1-2 on the road.

The Alabama Crimson Tide is doing well in athletics so far this year. The football team is favored by 11.5 points against Auburn in the Iron Bowl, and both men’s and women’s basketball teams at UA are dominating as their season kicks off. However, those aren't the only sports The University of Alabama is known for.

One thing is sure as the Southeastern Conference wraps up its first expanded season: Two new teams has just meant more chaos in a league that seemingly had settled in formation behind Georgia and Alabama. The SEC's final week is filled with rivalries renewed.