Heading into the Saturday slate of games, the Tigers were two games ahead of second-place Alabama. With a win and a Crimson Tide loss, Auburn would clinch the outright regular season championship. Although a No. 1 seed is usually an advantage, in this incredible conference, playing an 8 or 9 seed makes no difference.
The Auburn Tigers are sitting about as pretty as possible in every sense. With eyes toward March Madness and the field of 68, Bruce Pearl's team would be a lock
Auburn throttled Kentucky on the road on Saturday for the program's first victory in Rupp Arena in nearly 40 years.
Newsweek breaks down a packed Saturday in college hoops, starting with Auburn's trip to Lexington to take on Kentucky at 1 p.m. ET.
The 17th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats play host to the No. 1 Auburn Tigers and a Saturday afternoon SEC clash at Rupp Arena.