Auburn projected to win SEC Tournament by College Sports Wire

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March Madness is here, and the Auburn Tigers are looking to lock in as they journey through the tough road of the SEC Tournament.

The top-seeded Tigers will begin their stay in Nashville Friday when they battle the winner of No. 9 Arkansas/No. 16 South Carolina vs. Ole Miss at noon CT at Bridgestone Arena. Auburn has been dominant all season, but ended the season on a sour note by losing its final two regular season games. Can they find their groove again and win the SEC Tournament? College basketball analysts at College Sports Wire have weighed in.

Ahead of this week’s tournament, College Sports Wire’s Matt Zemek, Riley Donald, Hayden Victoria, and Tyler Nettuno shared their predictions for this week’s power conference tournaments, including the SEC. The experts feel that the SEC Tournament will be the most loaded of all tournaments with Auburn, Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee all eyeing No. 1 seeds in next week’s NCAA Tournament. Despite the tough road, Nettuno feels Auburn will make it to the finals on Sunday, getting revenge on a team that beat them in the regular season.

Teams like Kentucky and Missouri are also hot right now, but it’s hard not to project a rematch between the (Auburn) Tigers and (Florida) Gators in the final as Bruce Pearl’s team looks to recapture momentum entering the tournament. It would be a revenge game for Auburn, and we’ll give them the edge to get the job done.

Auburn will look to become the fourth No. 1 seed to win the SEC Tournament since 2015, joining 2023 Alabama, 2021 Alabama, 2017 Kentucky, and 2015 Kentucky. ESPN’s Jeff Borzello believes that Auburn will earn a No. 1 seed in next week’s NCAA Tournament no matter its performance in Nashville due to its resume, which carries 16 wins over quad-1 competition.

The SEC Tournament begins at noon CT on Wednesday with No. 9 Arkansas taking on No. 16 South Carolina on SEC Network.

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Publish date : 2025-03-12 13:26:00

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