Auburn basketball firmly inside field in latest bracketology

Auburn basketball's win over No. 17 Tennessee on Saturday afternoon helped solidify a spot in the NCAA tournament.

The Tigers (20-11, 10-8 SEC) are now 3-9 vs Quad 1 opponents, with six of those losses coming by five points or less. It's been a tough road for Bruce Pearl's squad this season, but they've found a way to secure a spot in the postseason.

Here are the latest bracketology projections from various sources.

ESPN - No. 11 Seed

ESPN is more down on Auburn than any other popular projection website out there, with Joe Lunardi placing the Tigers on the 11 seed line heading into the SEC tournament.

"Last four byes" is where Auburn currently sits in his projection, meaning the Tigers are in the field and one of four teams that are on the right side of the bubble. Thankfully the Tigers don't find themselves in the "last four in" category heading to Nashville.

CBS Sports - No. 8 seed

While ESPN has consistently had one of the more negative outlooks for Auburn in their bracketology, Jerry Palm has been one of the more optimistic with the Tigers' chances.

If things were to work out the way Palm has them Auburn would face off against Iowa in the opening round in Birmingham, Alabama. That would be a massive home-court advantage for the Tigers, who if having defeated the Hawkeyes would face No. 1 seed Houston in the Round of 32.

Bally Sports - No. 10 seed

"From last four in to a firm No. 10 seed with one victory. Victory over the Vols was just what the bracket Dr. ordered," Brad Evans of Bally Sports notes in his latest projections.

Auburn is the No. 36 overall team his the field of 68.

Hasla Metrics - No. 8 seed

Hasla has Auburn as the worst No. 8 seed in their field, but No. 21 overall in their metrics system.

Bart Torvik - No. 8 seed

Torvik has the Tigers as the best overall No. 8 seed, with a 93.1% chance to make it into the field.

These projections have always been high on the Tigers, and with a win over Tennessee the system is extremely confident that the Tigers receive a tournament bid.

INCC Stats - No. 8 seed

INCC has Auburn as an 8 seed, but also gives them an 11.6% chance to climb to a No. 7 seed, a 17.2% chance to be an 8 seed, a 21.3% chance to be a 9 seed, a 19.6% chance for a 10 seed, and a 7.1% chance for an 11 seed.

You can check out all of the possible scenarios for Auburn before the tournament at the bottom of this page.

Bracket W.A.G. - No. 10 seed

With the best overall 10 seed in Bracket W.A.G. the Tigers make it into the field in all but one field simulation, with Auburn having an average 9.58 seed.

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