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Alabama Women's Basketball Draws 5-Seed For NCAA Tournament

The Crimson Tide will head to College Park for the first two rounds of March Madness.
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Mar 6, 2025; Greenville, SC, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide guard Sarah Ashlee Barker (3) drives on Florida Gators guard Liv McGill (23) during the second half at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kinser-Imagn Images
Mar 6, 2025; Greenville, SC, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide guard Sarah Ashlee Barker (3) drives on Florida Gators guard Liv McGill (23) during the second half at Bon Secours Wellness Arena. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kinser-Imagn Images | Scott Kinser-Imagn Images

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The Alabama women's basketball program is going dancing for the third consecutive season under head coach Kristy Curry. The Crimson Tide saw its name selected as one of the 5-seeds and is sent to College Park as part of the Birmingham bracket.

The Crimson Tide is sent to College Park where they'll face 12-seed Green Bay Phoenix on Saturday, March 22. 4-seed Maryland plays host of the opening two rounds and takes on 13-seed Norfolk State in the opposite matchup.

Alabama finished its season 23-8 and its 10-6 SEC record was good for sixth in the conference standings. The Crimson Tide enters the NCAA Tournament on a two-game losing streak as they fell to Oklahoma in the regular season finale and was one-and-done at the SEC Tournament losing to Florida.

Curry takes her Crimson Tide program to the NCAA tournament for the fourth time and it'll be her 13th overall endeavor with March Madness, leading Texas Tech and Purdue to the postseason in her previous stops.

Should Alabama advance past the second round they'll play in Birmingham for the Sweet 16 and Elite 8. The Crimson Tide hasn't been to the Sweet 16 since 1998.

Green Bay Pheonix (29-5, 19-1) finished the season as champions of the Horizon League and ultimately won the Horizon League conference tournament in impressive fashion, defeating all three of its opponents by double digits. They carry a 22-game winning streak into the first round matchup against the Crimson Tide.

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Joe Gaither oversees videos and podcasts for Alabama Crimson Tide On SI/BamaCentral. He began his sports media career in radio in 2019, working for three years in Tuscaloosa covering the University of Alabama and other local high school sports. In 2023 he joined BamaCentral to cover a variety of Crimson Tide sports and recruiting, in addition to hosting the “Joe Gaither Show” podcast. His work has also appeared on the Boston College, Missouri and Vanderbilt web sites.

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