Coach Rob Vaughn and his team earned the No. 9 seed and will face No. 16 seed Missouri at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday in the first game of the tournament.

The winner of that game will advance to play at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday against No. 8 seed Tennessee. The winner of that matchup will face No. 1 seed Texas at 3 p.m. Thursday.

The tournament's new format is single elimination. All games will take place at the Hoover Metropolitan Complex.

Alabama finished the regular season 40-15 with a 16-14 conference record. The Crimson Tide ended the regular season losing the series to Florida 2-1.

The Crimson Tide is familiar with Missouri, having swept the Tigers in late April. If Alabama advances to face Tennessee, the Crimson Tide will look to avenge the 2-1 series loss from March.

Alabama fell in the first round of the SEC Tournament a season ago to South Carolina.