Despite claiming an SEC Championship, the Auburn Tigers are the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament. [autotag]Bruce Pearl[/autotag]’s team is joined by UConn (No. 1), Iowa State (No. 2), and Illinois (No. 3) as the top seeds in the East Region.
As for their first-round game, the Tigers will go up against Ivy League Champion Yale. The Bulldogs went 22-9 this season and defeated Brown in the Ivy League Championship Game about an hour before Auburn claimed an SEC Title.
James Jones’s squad is led by forward Danny Wolfs and Matt Knowling. The duo combined for about 30 points per contest this season, while the latter hit the game-winning shot in the Ivy League Championship to send his team dancing.
The two should match up decently with Auburn’s front[anyclip-media thumbnail=”undefined” playlistId=”undefined” content=”dW5kZWZpbmVk”][/anyclip-media]court duo of [autotag]Johni Broome[/autotag] and [autotag]Jaylin Williams.[/autotag]
Auburn’s quest for its first national championship will begin Friday. The time of the game will be announced sometime in the coming week.
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