No. 5 Florida tops No. 7 Alabama, No. 4 Tennessee loses to unranked Ole Miss in shake-up of race for NCAA No. 1 seed

In a night in the SEC with significant NCAA tournament implications, No. 5 Florida beat No. 7 Alabama, and unranked Ole Miss upended No. 4 Tennessee. The results shook up the race for a No. 1 NCAA tournament seed in which Florida, Alabama and Tennessee all entered the night as contenders.

Florida’s 99-94 road win win spoiled Alabama’s Senior Night in Mark Sears’ final home game and gave Florida a leg up over the Crimson Tide in the race for what projects as the final No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.