Tennessee went into this tournament wanting to show why they should be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament while reports show that Auburn is still the frontrunner to land the No. 1 overall seed. Head coach Bruce Pearl believes the Tigers have shown they are worthy of that.

The Auburn Tigers go into the NCAA Tournament having lost three of their final four games. Coach Bruce Pearl isn't worried. That didn't stop him from making his case that Auburn deserves not just a No.

Head coach Bruce Pearl was asked if there was any panic following Auburn’s Southeastern Conference tournament semifinal loss to Tennessee, a question he gave a sarcastic response to.