Alabama continues to make its case for its best NCAA tournament seed in program history as the current winning streak hit seven games Tuesday night.

Two years after securing a No. 2 seed, the Crimson Tide is in a position to qualify as a No. 1 after 18 games of the 2022-23 season.

At 16-2, Alabama is one of two unbeaten teams in SEC play with a 6-0 mark. Texas A&M (12-5 overall) is 4-0 while Tennessee and Auburn have one conference loss apiece.

At this point, it’s a matter of seeding for Alabama’s NCAA tournament bid as it’s assured a third straight trip for the first time since making five in a row from 2002-06.

Let’s take a look at the résumé as it stands Jan. 18.

NET ranking: No. 3

• Quad 1 record: 5-2
• Quad 2 record: 4-0
• Quad 3 record: 4-0
• Quad 4 record: 3-0
• Best win: No. 1 Houston
• Worst loss: No. 10 Gonzaga (No. 7 UConn is the only other loss)
• See the full NET rankings.

Other rankings

Schedule strength

• RPI: No. 1
• NET: No. 5
• Sagarin: No. 5
• ESPN BPI: No. 2 (strength of record)

Bracket projections

• ESPN: No. 1 seed (Birmingham opening rounds)
• CBS Sports: No. 1 seed (Birmingham opening rounds)
• Bracket Matrix: No. 1 seed in 74 of 75 brackets surveyed

Alabama will head to Missouri at 5 p.m. CT Saturday where Nate Oats is seeking his first win in Columbia in his fourth season with the Tide. As the No. 53 team in the NET, this will be the eighth Quad 1 game in Alabama’s first 19 games.

Michael Casagrande is a reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @ByCasagrande or on Facebook.