The No. 25 Auburn Tigers entered the SEC Tournament with an eight-game win streak and a great chance at hosting an NCAA Regional after finishing the second half of the SEC slate with a 12-3 record.
Auburn’s winning streak ended, and their stay in Hoover only lasted three days. Does that matter much to those in charge of handing out national seeds for the upcoming NCAA Tournament?
As “selection Monday” is upon us, D1Baseball is continuing to predict the NCAA Tournament field with its Field of 64 projections. Saturday’s installment has the Tigers hosting an NCAA regional for the second season in a row, this time as the No. 12 seed. As part of this hypothetical regional, Auburn would host Duke, Troy, and Sam Houston State. The Auburn Regional is paired with the No. 5 seed, which happens to be hosted by the LSU Tigers, a team that Auburn has already defeated twice in the regular season.
Auburn enters Saturday ranked No. 20 in the RPI, which is a four-spot drop over the last seven days. However, according to D1Baseball, Auburn should not worry about missing out as a tournament host due to winning 18 games against SEC foes.
The NCAA selection show is set for Monday at 11 a.m. CT on ESPN2.
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