Alabama was the only team in the Power Five to win both the regular season and tournament titles in the conference, and was rewarded with a #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament East region.
Michigan is the 1-seed, setting up a potential Elite Eight matchup between perhaps the two hottest names for national Coach of the Year in Juwan Howard and Nate Oats. The Wolverines had an outstanding season, finishing 20-4 and 13-3 in a tough Big Ten.
There is much work to be done before that, of course. To get out of the first weekend, the Tide will have to take down 15-seed Iona, coached by one Rick Pitino.