Breaking news:Bruce Pearl credits Auburn’s Tigers $35000 million for nonconference schedule  SEC dominance

Breaking news:Bruce Pearl credits Auburn’s Tigers $35000 million for nonconference schedule  SEC dominance

 

Auburn has been the team to beat in the SEC since league play began in January thanks to their strength of schedule. They played four ranked teams in non-conference action with their only loss coming to the Duke Blue Devils in December.

 

Going on to win 13 of their first 14 games to begin conference play, Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl is crediting the loaded front end of their regular season for preparing them against the rest of the SEC — a conference that could send up to 13 of its programs to the NCAuburn has been the team to beat in the SEC since league play began in January thanks to their strength of schedule. They played four ranked teams in non-conference action with their only loss coming to the Duke Blue Devils in December.

Going on to win 13 of their first 14 games to begin conference play, Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl is crediting the loaded front end of their regular season for preparing them against the rest of the SEC — a conference that could send up to 13 of its programs to the NCAAAA

starts with the nonconference,” Pearl said during an appearance on Grind City Media. “It worked out this year that the great teams that we played in the nonconference were also having great seasons. Houston, Iowa State, Memphis. Those teams are all having great years, and we’ve been the beneficiary. We lost at Duke but on the road at Cameron in a close loss. That, obviously, doesn’t hurt you. Purdue, their numbers have been great even though they’ve lost some numbers down the stretch.

 

Although, the final stretch of regular season action isn’t going to be a cake walk for the Tigers.

 

Auburn will match up against three ranked opponents in No. 17 Kentucky, No. 12 Texas A&M and No. 6 Alabama to round out its regular season. Before that, they’re set to host Ole Miss on Wednesday night. Tip-off for their next outing is set for 7 p.m. ET live on ESPN2.

“Lots of work to do,” Pearl said of the path ahead of him. “What has carried us through this league is, one, we defend and rebound every night. Two, we have a bunch of nobody’s from nowhere, including their head coach. Okay? We’ve got a chip on our shoulders. … I have one five-star on my roster and that’s Tahaad Pettiford, the very talented, wonderful freshman.