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Football-crazed Alabama sends 4 teams to NCAA hoops tourney

Football-crazed Alabama sends 4 teams to NCAA hoops tourney

While no Alabama school was able to bring home a football national championship, four teams from the Heart of Dixie are chasing basketball glory.

No. 2 seed Auburn is the lone Alabama school in the field that counts as anything but a huge longshot to win it all heading into the NCAA Tournament. Still, it’s the first time four teams from Alabama have shared the tournament field.

The regular-season Southeastern Conference men’s champion Tigers face in-state team Jacksonville State Friday in Greenville, South Carolina.

”I’m always pulling for in-state teams. I was pretty excited when I saw them come up on the board because they deserve it,” Auburn point guard Zep Jasper said. ”They worked super hard this year. Another team I was looking forward to seeing was UAB.

”Those guys are also a great Alabama team. It’s just exciting to see Alabama teams in it together.”

Alabama stumbled down the stretch with three straight losses but landed an at-large bid as a No. 6 seed. The Crimson Tide…

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