Auburn basketball is one of four SEC teams to finish the season ranked in the Top 25. The Tigers came in at No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. That’s really not surprising news since finishing at 26–8 and making it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. What is surprising is Auburn making almost every news outlet’s Top 10 list for next year, with some picking them to be in the final four. In fact Vegas has given the Tigers the sixth-best odds in the country to win the NCAA Tournament in 2019.
However, these way-too-early polls mean nothing.