Auburn currently has 14 games scheduled against teams ranked in the AP Top 25
The discussion isn’t without reason either. The Tigers play four top 15 teams out of conference and have a chance to see a couple more during the Maui Invitational."The league is probably gonna beat each other up pretty good," Bruce Pearl said Tuesday at SEC Basketball Media Day in Birmingham. “Handling losses, getting to the next play, getting to the next game is going to be really, really important.
“We’re gonna lose some games in the nonconference perhaps more than we have in the past, just because of the strength of schedule," Pearl said. “How do we handle that?”Pearl referenced that as one of the reasons behind the schedule, along with believing the players “deserve the opportunity to play against the best.”
The other big reason behind Auburn’s challenging schedule is an emphasis from Pearl on taking the next step as a program. “You can’t always control recruiting. You can’t control the transfer portal. You can’t control a lot of things that are happening, but you can control your schedule," Pearl said.
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