re: The Athletic College Basketball Tier List

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I’m confused what separates Bama and Tennessee

Tourney Appearances
UT: 25
Bama: 24

Sweet 16s
Bama: 10
UT: 9

Elite 8s
1 each (both programs are hilariously cursed in the Sweet 16)

Regular Season Championships
Bama: 12
UT: 11

Conference Tournament Championships
Bama: 9
UT: 5

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Bama also leads head to head 81-72. No objective reason to have Tennessee a tier better than Alabama.

ETA: Alabama and Tennessee are also almost dead even when looking at historical AP poll numbers.

The two programs are basically mirror images except Alabama has had more conference tournament success and a little more head to head success.