"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.

The best part of March — okay, one of the approximate six thousand "best parts of March" is during conference tournament week when the semifinals of a tourney are incredible matchups, and knowing that the next day,

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,