NCAA Tournament Selection Committee reveals current No. 1 overall seed for March Madness

The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee presented a preview of the March Madness bracket early Saturday afternoon. That preview included a glimpse at the No. 1 seeds, including the current projection for the top overall seed in the nation.

According to the selection committee, Alabama remains anchored into the No. 1 spot, even with the recent road loss to Tennessee. Houston checked in at No. 2 overall, a team the Crimson Tide beat at Houston in December for the head-to-head tie-breaker over the Cougars.

Purdue and Kansas would receive the other No. 1 seeds in the bracket if the NCAA Tournament started today:

1️⃣ SEEDS:

Alabama
Houston
Purdue
Kansas

If the tournament started today, these teams would be on the 1-line. #BracketPreview pic.twitter.com/3wdwaE9xx0

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) February 18, 2023

Chris Reynolds — committee chairman and the AD at Bradley — had this to say about Alabama as the No. 1 overall seed:

“The No. 1 team is Alabama, on the strength of 13 wins in Quad 1 and 2. They have a very strong résumé, and that win at Houston put them over the top,” said Reynolds.

NCAA tournament selection committee chairman and Bradley AD Chris Reynolds on CBS: “The No. 1 team is Alabama, on the strength of 13 wins in Quad 1 and 2. They have a very strong résumé, and that win at Houston put them over the top.”

— Mike Rodak (@mikerodak) February 18, 2023

Alabama has 5 regular-season games remaining before heading into the SEC basketball tournament. We’ll see if the Crimson Tide can do enough to wrap up the top seed heading into the NCAA Tournament.

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.