"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.

If it wasn't locked up heading into the SEC Tournament, it surely is now. Because with a 62-57 win over Ole Miss in Friday's quarterfinals in Nashville, Auburn improved to 28-4 overall and 16-4 in Quadrant 1,

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,