Auburn basketball is finding consistency in its identity as the final third of the season approaches.
The Tigers (16-3, 6-1 SEC) are currently in a good position as far as the SEC rankings go – they’re second with Tennessee in conference play 6-1 – but their resume needs a little work . Auburn is #20 in the latest NET rankings and owns only one Quad 1 win. KenPom doesn’t have one either ton of confidence in the Tigers and placed them sixth in the SEC for schedule strength.
With less than 50 days until Selection Sunday, some of the key bracketology experts have this to say about Auburn and where they currently land in their latest field of 68:
ESPN (Joe Lunardi): No. 6 seeds, Midwest
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Lunardi currently has Auburn as a No. 6 seed and is up against No. 11 Boise State in the Midwest region of his bracket. The Tigers are one of five SEC teams in its area.
This is the lowest forecast of the big three outlets, but also the most outdated. Lunardi hasn’t updated his bracketology in two days — missing out on the Tigers’ win over South Carolina, as well as a host of upsets that occurred over the weekend.
Other #6 seeds include Illinois, Duke, and Providence.
CBS (Jerry Palm): Seed #5, Midwest
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According to Palm, Auburn is seeded at No. 5 in the same region as Alabama. No. 12 Oral Roberts would be the draw for the Tigers, who are currently at a crossroads.
The final 12 games of the season should be tough as they include four ranked games (Alabama, Tennessee) and a road trip to Kentucky. ESPN’s BPI doesn’t like the stretch.
Auburn may end up slotted a few seeds up or a few seeds down when all is said and done.
Other #5 seeds include Providence, Michigan State, and Baylor.
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Katz also has the Tigers in the Midwest as a No. 5 seed but is up against No. 12 seed Kent State in place of Oral Roberts.
Six SEC teams make the cut in Katz’ bracket, with Kentucky seeded No. 10. Katz also does us the favor of not only seeding each individual team, but showing where teams rank overall. According to the table, the Tigers are the 17th best team of the tournament.
Other No. 5 seeds include Miami (Fla.), Baylor, and Michigan State.
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