There was change at the top of this week's USA TODAY Sports Bracketology with Alabama rising to a No. 1 seed at the expense of SEC rival Tennessee.

The Metro Nashville Police Department confirmed two students were shot by another student at Antioch High School. Officials then said the suspect shot themself. The shooting took place in the school’s cafeteria. Officials said the situation is contained.

The Alabama coaching staff is busy on the recruiting trail. In the past week, the coaching staff has stopped by multiple high schools and taken in-home visits with recruiting targets in the 2026 and 2027 classes.

The Vols likely would catapult onto the No. 1 seed line with a win at Auburn, but it would carry weight beyond the immediate effect on bracketology. A win at Auburn would give Tennessee two marquee road wins on its NCAA Tournament profile come Selection Sunday. The other was a 66-64 win at Illinois On dec. 14.

NASHVILLE — More than two years after Tennessee ... IVF are considered children under that state's wrongful death laws. Prior to the Alabama court's decision, the Tennessee Attorney General had already issued an opinion that concluded the practice ...

Coming off of a statement win against No. 6 Tennessee, Vanderbilt isn't a team that Alabama basketball can overlook. Picks, injury updates and more.

Jason Edwards and Jaylen Carey were part of the field storm when Vanderbilt football beat No. 1 Alabama in October ... after the Commodores beat No. 6 Tennessee, 76-75 at Memorial Gym.

Curtis is rated as the No. 4 prospect nationwide and the No. 1 QB according to 247Sports Consensus. Curtis is the highest-rated quarterback in the state of Tennessee since Ty Simp

Aaron Nkrumah drained a go-ahead 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds left to give Tennessee State a 72-70 victory over Little Rock on Thursday night.

Seven five-stars for the 2026 recruiting class have been offered by Alabama, including power forwards Miikka Muurinen and Tyran Stokes, guards Caleb Holt, Brandon McCoy Jr. and Jordan Smith, along with small forwards Christian Collins and Caleb Gaskins. Alabama and Georgia will tip off at 3 p.m. Saturday on ESPN2.

The SEC endured a rough showing this season, but 'too-early' top 25 rankings shower the conerence with hype for 2025. Too much hype?