Resume building: Auburn remains NCAA Tournament team despite recent rough patch

Time is running out for Auburn to land marquee wins as the Tigers dropped two more Quad I games this week at Texas A&M and at home against Alabama. Auburn sits at 17-8 overall and 7-5 in league play, tied for fourth in the SEC with Missouri and Kentucky, one game behind Tennessee, three games behind Texas A&M, and five games behind league leader Alabama. Auburn is now 1-2 against Top-25 teams with the lone win coming over then-ranked Arkansas at the beginning of the SEC schedule. And if you think the schedule gets any easier, think again. Each Monday, we’ll take a look at Auburn’s resume as Pearl’s squad fights for their fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last six seasons, and would be fifth appearance in the last six years, if not for the COVID-shortened season.