Auburn didn’t want it to come down to the last game of the regular season. But that’s what happened.
The Tigers went from being in a virtual tie for first place in the Southeastern Conference standings to, after a shocking four-game losing streak, needing things to fall their way on the last day of the season to even finish among the top four in the SEC and, thus, earn a first round bye in the conference tournament.
With Florida a lock at No. 1 and with Kentucky and Tennessee winning earlier in the day to secure the Nos.