Alabama is the talk of the town after crushing both the transfer portal and then, later, waiting out the NBA early entry deadline. Coming off a Final Four, the momentum for the Crimson Tide to be a projected No. 1 seed -- perhaps even No. 1 overall -- is hard to ignore. Our job, though, is to remain objective, apply historical trends and, when necessary, pump the brakes a bit. Alabama certainly has talent, but our offseason projections already included both Mark Sears and Jarin Stevenson on the roster. And we know that overachieving Final Four teams -- North Carolina (2022), Florida Atlantic (2023) and perhaps the Tide (2024) -- tend to regress the following season.
Men's Bracketology: 2025 NCAA Tournament
