Let’s set postseason talk aside.
Now, maybe you were skeptical before Auburn spent the second half of its 34-point rout strafing Missouri from behind the 3-point arc. Mired at 1-6 in SEC play, the Tigers’ path to an NIT is narrow, with KenPom projecting the Tigers to finish at 14-16 overall. Making the case plausible likely means finding a way to close the regular season on a three-game winning streak against South Carolina, Georgia and Ole Miss.
And that’s contingent on holding serve today against Vanderbilt.
To call the Commodores’ winless January a slog is generous.