The Tigers and Crimson Tide have become regulars in the AP Top 25 and each has made a trip to the Final Four in the past five years, including Alabama’s first trip last year.

That includes one of the longest regulation games in memory -- Alabama’s Jan. 11 win at Texas A&M. The 40 minutes from tipoff to the final buzzer spanned 2 hours and 52 minutes. That’s longer than the overtime win over Houston that ran 2 hours, 44 minutes.