After a five-game winning streak and a surge up projected brackets, the Alabama men's basketball team found itself back on the bubble Sunday after a 67-61 home loss to SEC West rival Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon.

Before the game, Alabama's Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), according to ESPN, sat at No. 29 nationally. On Sunday morning, UA (16-10, 7-7 SEC) fell to No. 42. According to CBS Sports and Yahoo! Sports, Alabama's RPI is 50.

RPI is one of the tools the NCAA Selection Committee uses to evaluate teams for the NCAA Tournament.

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Another tool that is a little easier to decipher is Bracketology, and according to CBSSports.com's Jerry Palm, Alabama is back on the bubble with only four regular-season games remaining before next month's SEC Tournament.

"Welcome back to the bubble, Alabama!" Palm wrote. "The Tide ended a nice run of play by taking their worst loss of the year at home to Mississippi State. Now they get an angry Kentucky team on the road. Uh oh."

Another bracketologist, ESPN's Joe Lunardi, also pegged the Crimson Tide as a bubble team after Saturday's loss.

Bubble update: IN: Texas Tech, Alabama, Butler, Bonaventure; OUT: Vandy, Tulsa, St. Mary's, Oregon St; NEXT: LSU, Clemson, GW, Washington. — Joe Lunardi (@ESPNLunardi) February 21, 2016



Still, Alabama has an SEC-high four wins over top-25 ranked opponents this season (Texas A&M, Wichita State, Notre Dame and South Carolina) and recently defeated tournament-quality teams in Texas A&M, Florida and LSU.

The Crimson Tide will have an opportunity to bounce back Tuesday, Feb. 23, when it travels to face Kentucky.

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