Alabama basketball's first March Madness opponent is the Horizon League champion, and has a connection to the Crimson Tide.

The Robert Morris Colonials (26-8) are in the conversation to win the national championship at the conclusion of the 2024-25 college basketball season, as oddsmakers have listed them at +100000 on

Robert Morris, the No. 15 seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, will play No. 2 Alabama in a first-round matchup in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 21. The Colonials punched their ticket to the big dance last week after winning the Horizon League tournament on Tuesday night, 89-78 over Youngstown State, giving them their first tournament berth since 2015.