Now that the dust of the regular season has officially settled, it is now time for March to take full effect.
After finishing with a 10-8 record in SEC play, the Auburn Tigers officially finish as the No. 7 team in the conference and will open next week’s SEC Tournament against No. 10 Arkansas on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. CT. This year’s tournament will take place at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Auburn and Arkansas each finished the season by facing the same three opponents: Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Arkansas was not able to earn a win in the tight three-game stretch, while Auburn went 1-2 with their lone win being a 79-70 win over the Volunteers in the regular season finale.
In their first meeting this season on Jan. 7, Auburn got revenge on the visiting Razorbacks by knocking them off, 72-59 at Neville Arena one year after Arkansas upset the then-No. 1 Tigers in Fayetteville.
Wendell Green Jr. led the team in points with 19, Allen Flanigan came off the bench to score 18 against his home-state team, and Johni Broome ended the game with a 10-point, 10-rebound game. Arkansas’ Anthony Black scored 23 points in the game, but the Razorbacks’ 34% shooting was not enough to beat the Tigers.
Here’s a look at where each SEC team finished, and who their first-round opponent in the SEC Tournament will be:
LSU
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Regular season record: 13-18
SEC Record: 2-16
First-round opponent: No. 11 Georgia
First game: Wednesday at 8 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
Ole Miss
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Regular season record: 11-20
SEC Record: 3-15
First-round opponent: No. 12 South Carolina
First game: Wednesday at 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
South Carolina
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Regular season record: 11-20
SEC Record: 4-14
First-round opponent: No. 13 Ole Miss
First game: Wednesday at 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
Georgia
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Regular season record: 16-15
SEC Record: 6-12
First-round opponent: No. 14 LSU
First game: Wednesday at 8 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
Arkansas
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Regular season record: 19-12
SEC Record: 8-10
First-round opponent: No. 10 Auburn
First game: Thursday at 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
Mississippi State
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Regular season record: 20-11
SEC Record: 8-10
First-round opponent: No. 8 Florida
First game: Thursday at noon CT (SEC Network)
Florida
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Regular season record: 16-15
SEC Record: 8-8
First-round opponent: No. 9 Mississippi State
First game: Thursday at noon CT (SEC Network)
Auburn
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Regular season record: 20-11
SEC Record: 10-8
First-round opponent: No. 10 Arkansas
First game: Thursday at 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
Vanderbilt
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Regular season record: 18-13
SEC Record: 11-7
First-round opponent: No. 11 Georgia/No. 14 LSU winner
First game: Thursday at 8 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
Tennessee
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Regular season record: 22-9
SEC Record: 11-7
First-round opponent: No. 12 South Carolina/No. 13 Ole Miss winner
First game: Thursday at 2 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
Missouri
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Regular season record: 23-8
SEC Record: 11-7
First-round opponent: No. 5 Tennessee/No. 12 South Carolina/No. 13 Ole Miss winner
First game: Friday at 2 p.m. CT (ESPN)
Kentucky
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Regular season record: 21-10
SEC Record: 12-6
First-round opponent: No. 6 Vanderbilt/No. 11 Georgia/ No. 14 LSU winner
First game: Friday at 8 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
Texas A&M
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Regular season record: 23-8
SEC Record: 15-3
First-round opponent: No. 7 Auburn/No. 10 Arkansas winner
First game: Friday at 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
Alabama
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Regular season record: 26-5
SEC Record: 16-2
First-round opponent: No. 8 Florida/ No. 9 Mississippi State winner
First game: Wednesday at 8 p.m. CT (SEC Network)
Story originally appeared on Auburn Wire
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