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Houston, Kansas, Purdue join Alabama as NCAA tourney's No. 1 seeds

INDIANAPOLIS -- Alabama is the overall top seed in the NCAA Tournament after cruising through the end of a season clouded by a murder case over the past two months.

The Crimson Tide was awarded the top spot Sunday over Kansas and Houston, each of whom exited their conference tournaments without the titles and missing key cogs on their teams. Purdue secured the final No. 1 seed.

It was a day full of good news for Alabama, which defeated Texas A&M to win the SEC tournament before gathering to watch the selection show.

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