Bruce Pearl sarcastically implied that he’s pumped for tomorrow’s Selection Sunday to see where Auburn basketball will be seeded in the NCAA tournament. After dropping three of its last four games to Alabama, Texas A&M and Tennessee. Pearl knows what’s now at stake for his group heading into the peak of March Madness.

Auburn has been one of the consensus top teams in men's college basketball nearly the entire season, and head coach Bruce Pearl wants everyone to know that his group isn't to be messed with. RELATED: Cooper Flagg goes down in Duke's ACC Tournament win Following the Tigers' win over Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament on Friday,

Auburn Tigers narrowly escaped disaster in their SEC tournament quarterfinal against Ole Miss, winning by just five points. Bruce Pearl’s team, despite Johni Broome's stellar performance with 23 points and 14 rebounds,