The Alabama men's basketball team suffered another bad loss Wednesday with a 62-61 loss to Arkansas on Senior Night. The Crimson Tide's NCAA Tournament hopes took a big hit with a home defeat and could possibly not recover.

Before the game, Alabama's Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), according to ESPN, sat at No. 49 nationally. On Thursday morning, UA (17-12, 8-9 SEC) fell to No. 62. According to CBS Sports and Yahoo! Sports, Alabama's RPI is 69.

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 one of the first four teams on the outside looking in at the field of 68, joining Tulsa, George Washington and Florida.

Yahoo! Sports' Brad Evans has the Crimson Tide on his bubble, too, and not dancing in the NCAA Tournament.

ESPN's Joe Lunardi's latest bracket listed Alabama as one of the "First Four Out," along with Tulsa, St. Bonaventure and Florida. But Lunardi's bracket was published before the Tide's home loss to the Razorbacks on Wednesday.

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

But the losses to Auburn (on the road, 83-77), Mississippi State (at home, 67-61) and now Arkansas have stained Alabama's resume, keeping it from competing in the NCAA Tournament for the moment, barring a string of wins.

The Crimson Tide will close out its regular-season schedule on the road at Georgia on Saturday, March 5, at 3 p.m. CT.

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