The University of Alabama ended its regular season on a down note, losing at Ole Miss on Saturday and failing to earn a first-round bye in the SEC tournament. The Tide finished the season 20-10 overall and fifth in the conference. UA will face 12-seed South Carolina in the opening round of the SEC tournament in New Orleans on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. CST. If the Tide advance, they will play Florida on Friday.

Joe Lunardi's latest round of Bracketology puts the Tide in the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 seed, up two from last week and facing Southern Miss in the first round of the Midwest Division in Omaha, Nebraska: Link

Citing its poor offense and stellar defense, Jay Bilas has Alabama down one spot in his top 50: Link (Insider)

ESPN's BPI (Basketball Power Index) ranks Alabama No. 5 overall: Link

The SEC Tournament field is set: Link

Jason King has Alabama going 0-fer in his All-SEC squad: Link