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Alabama Basketball: Winning eight straight and talking Final Four

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Alabama Basketball: Nate Oats making argument Crimson Tide more than a football school, as roundball fans dare to dream of historic greatness.

Nate Oats believes in himself and in the Alabama basketball program. After eight consecutive wins, including blowouts over Kentucky, Arkansas and LSU in the last three, Crimson Tide fans are believing too.

At this point in the 2020-21 season, the Alabama Crimson Tide is the best team in the SEC. That is no small milestone, but winning the SEC does not signal NCAA Tournament success. College basketball is different from college football.