"Auburn has locked up the No. 1 overall seed regardless of further results,” Lunardi said in his latest report. Auburn currently ranks No. 2 in the NCAA NET rankings, but has 16 Quad I wins, three more than Michigan State, who has the next most. Duke, who is No. 1 in the NET, has eight Quad I wins.

Keeping Alabama basketball’s Grant Nelson fresh for potentially three straight games won’t be easy for Crimson Tide athletic trainers this week.

Semifinal matchups are set in the 2025 SEC Tournament. The top four seeds advanced to the semifinals: No. 1 Auburn, No. 2 Florida, No. 3 Alabama and No. 4 Tennessee. The Vols will face Auburn on Saturday in the first semifinal contest at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville,