It is fitting that college basketball's No. 1 'roll the dice' coach has his team's next games in Las Vegas. On Tuesday night, the Alabama Crimson Tide will play Gonzaga. On Wednesday night, UNLV gets a home game against Alabama. Another Las Vegas game, opponent to be determined, will follow.
College basketball's 'mad genius' Nate Oats has given the 2025-26 Crimson Tide college basketball's toughest out-of-conference schedule. Playing St. John's, Purdue, Illinois, Gonzaga, and Arizona in the first five weeks of the season is borderline insanity on one level. On a different level, it might be brilliant.
The Zags, considered a potential NCAA Tournament 1-seed, will be favored against Alabama.