Alabama Basketball NCAA Tournament Outlook: Can Nate Oats’ Tide Make Another Deep March Run?

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🗓️ 6 March 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Alabama Basketball is once again in the NCAA Tournament conversation, but how far can Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide really go in March? In this video, we break down Alabama’s current tournament outlook, why many experts see the Tide as a 3-seed or 4-seed, and what it will take for this team to make another Sweet 16 run — or even more. We discuss Alabama’s national standing as a top-16 caliber team, the importance of this weekend’s showdown with Auburn for seeding, and why this game could have major March implications. We also dive into the biggest strengths and weaknesses for this Alabama team, including their elite scoring ability, three-point-heavy style, and the biggest concern of all: rebounding and frontcourt play. Can Alabama overcome its issues on the glass? Is Aiden Sherrell the answer in the post? And can Nate Oats lead the Tide to another deep NCAA Tournament run? This is a full Alabama Basketball NCAA Tournament breakdown you do not want to miss. #AlabamaBasketball #RollTide #NCAATournament #MarchMadness #NateOats #SECBasketball #CollegeBasketball SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - / @nextroundlive FOLLOW TNR ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/c-7759604 FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE: https://nextroundlive.com/ MOBILE APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-next-round/id1580807480 SHOP THE NEXT ROUND STORE: https://nextround.store/ Like TNR on Facebook: / nextroundlive 267,216 Follow TNR on Twitter: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Instagram: / nextroundlive Follow everyone from the show on Twitter: Jim Dunaway: / jimdunaway Ryan Brown: / ryanbrownlive Lance Taylor: / thelancetaylor Scott Forester: / scottforestertv Tyler Johns: /TylerJohnsTNR Sponsor the show: sales@nextroundlive.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What do you say, everybody? And Roll Tide, welcome to Dancing Rabbit Golf Club here at Pearl River Resort.
0:07.0	We're going to talk a little bit of Bama basketball. The NCAA tournament's coming. I'm going to tell you why you should come here.
0:13.1	I'm at Dancing Rabbit. I'm not at the sports club. That's the amazing golf course here at Pearl River Resort.
0:19.7	But Bama, probably a top 16 team.
0:22.9	They're going to be pushing for another sweet 16 appearance, maybe more.
0:28.1	And we're going to talk about our favorite hype music.
0:31.6	And we got another guy joining us that you might recognize.
0:34.7	Oh, this is Shank, by the way, everyone.
0:37.3	Good to see you, Shank.
0:38.6	Welcome to the next round.
0:41.0	But let me get this show to start.
0:58.2	All right. All right, here we are, man, Atlas Golf Course.
1:02.4	We're waiting on our friend and your teammate, Jake Coker, to join us.
1:04.5	Great to see you, Shank.
1:05.8	You guys know Shank. He was part of the 2015 championship, was on the Outland Award- winning offensive line and helped block for Derek Henry
1:14.6	and Coker beat Clemson in the national championship. And he's also my partner on the Bama Tailgate
1:22.0	show, if you guys know my channel. And we'll hear from Jake Coker. But we're brought to you by Pearl River
1:26.6	Resort. That's where we are right now. And it's absolutely gorgeous out here on the golf course, man. I mean, I don't know if you can see. I'll get out of the way. But I love it, dude. You know, you and I are both kind of about the same when it comes to golf. We're probably good for riding in the cart, drinking the beers.
1:47.1	We might tear the grass up a little bit.
1:50.9	But we have fun.
1:52.5	Yeah, I'm absolutely horrible at golf, and being 6'6 don't help my case, man.
1:57.5	You know, those clubs are so small, and I feel like I'm playing mini golf when I get out there, man. You know, those clubs are so small and I feel like I'm playing mini golf when I get out there,
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