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Even in defeat against No. 5 Florida, Crimson Tide point guard Mark Sears showed what's made him so instrumental.

ESPN women's bracketologist Charlie Creme currently has Alabama as a 4-seed hosting 5-seed Baylor, 12-seed James Madison as an automatic qualifier and 13-seed Florida Gulf Coast as an automatic qualifier. If the Tide were to win its Round of 64 matchup, it would also get to host in the Round of 32.