The Alabama Crimson Tide is headed back to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time under Nate Oats and will be playing in the Midwest Region with a No. 4 seed, announced on Selection Sunday.

It’s the fourth consecutive season and fifth in the last six years that Oats has led Alabama to a No. 4 seed or higher, a feat the program had only achieved a total of four times in its entire history prior to Oats.

Up first for Alabama — who does not play until Friday afternoon — will be a matchup with No. 13 seed Hofstra, who is fresh off the CAA Conference tournament title and had a record of 24-10 on the season.

Should the Tide get by that test, waiting for them will be the winner between No. 5 Texas Tech and No. 12 Akron, where another win and a trip to the Sweet Sixteen would presumably set up a matchup with No. 1 seed Michigan.

Interestingly, Alabama’s region features four total teams from the SEC with Tennessee at the No. 6 slot, Kentucky at No. 7, and Georgia at No. 8.

In total, 10 SEC teams are in the bracket with Florida taking the No. 1 seed in the South Region, Vanderbilt securing the No. 5 seed and Texas A&M the No. 10. Arkansas is the No. 4 seed in the West Region with the Missouri Tigers as the No. 10, there after they narrowly made the tournament field.

Texas will take on North Carolina State in the first four for the right to earn the No. 11 seed in the West Region as well.

All in all, it’s shaping up to be a great tournament once again, and the SEC is heavily involved.