The Auburn men’s basketball team is riding an 11-game win streak, and this hot start to the season has earned it a projected No. 2 seed in ESPN’s NCAA Tournament projection.

ESPN’s NCAA Tournament expert Joe Lunardi published his latest round of projections on Monday morning.

He currently has Auburn listed as the No. 2 seed in the South region.

This is an exercise Lunardi has undertaken for several years with uncanny accuracy. In coming up with his projections, Lunardi considers the same metrics the NCAA tournament selection committee uses to select the field of 64 plus play-in games.

Lunardi has five teams from the SEC included in his projected field.

Head coach Bruce Pearl’s Tigers have the opportunity for a 12-0 start to the season when they take on Lipscomb on Sunday at Auburn Arena.

The Tigers begin SEC play January 4 when they travel to Starkville to take on Mississippi State. The Bulldogs have an 8-3 record so far this season.

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