Some updates on NCAA hopes...

[jadennis]

Here is an article by Andy Katz from yesterday. He sees Auburn as "in the discussion", and with wins over Florida and Tennessee, it looks better.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/...name=katz_andy

Here is Joe Lunardi's latest tournament "math". He breaks down the automatic bids so far, teams considered "locks" and then the 29 bubble teams fighting for the 9 open spots.

http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog...ame=ncbexperts

This is the time of year where things have to go just right for bubble hopefuls like Auburn.

Butler losing the Horizon league screws all bubble teams because Butler is getting an at-large bid now instead of an automatic bid. Essentially they just took a bubble team's spot.

Pat Forde goes over all the leagues and their tournaments. Scroll down to the SEC and see that he picks Auburn to win the tournament.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/colum...5&sportCat=ncb

Andy Glockner at SI. Auburn is listed under the "in the mix" (see inside Florida's paragraph).

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...e.watch/1.html

Jerry Palm at CBS, who just a few days ago didn't consider us for anything, at least has us as "on the fence", along with South Carolina. He doesn't list kentucky at all and has Florida in instead of SC, which mean if we can beat Florida in round 2, that bodes well for us. He anticipates Tennessee winning the SEC tourney.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebask...story/11233762

Brian De Los Santos of CBS and his locks and bubble teams. Basically says Auburn needs to at least get to the championship game of the SEC tournament to have any chance.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bubble

[AUTerp92]

I agree...the Butler loss last night hurt several bubble teams. From what I've read and heard...I think for us to potentially get in without winning the tournament we have to play and beat UF and UT and lose to LSU or SC in the finals...otherwise I think it will take winning the tournament. Everybody views the West as the weaker division despite the record; therefore, it doesn't help us to play UAT or UA in the earlier rounds.