The state of Alabama’s primary rivals separated by 128 miles will be even closer Thursday.
Both Alabama and Auburn will play first-round NCAA tournament games in Birmingham’s Legacy Arena as part of the tournament bracket revealed Sunday evening. The Tide and Tigers are in two different regions of the tournament — Alabama the No. 1 seed in the South, and Auburn the No. 9 seed in the Midwest — but both were assigned to the sub-regional site in their back yard.
People are also reading… Although Legacy Arena will be cleared between Alabama and Auburn’s games Thursday, the potential for crossover between the two fanbases exists. The NCAA has sold tickets for individual sessions but also offers “all-session” passes including Saturday’s single session of second-round games. There is also the chance Alabama fans buy tickets to watch Auburn play, and Auburn fans buy tickets to watch Alabama play.
This is the first time since 2008 that Birmingham has hosted NCAA tournament first and second round games, with Alabama’s status as the No. 1 overall seed affording the Tide the privilege of playing in their home state and, if they advance to the Sweet 16, in Louisville. “Davidson’s not a team you want to prep for on a one-day prep,” Oats said Sunday. “We had to scramble and find somebody. Davidson did us a favor and came to play, because we needed to play that game. That’s definitely not a team I would ever choose to play on a one-day prep.”
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