Bruce Pearl is a little salty that Auburn, coached by his son Steven, didn’t get into the NCAA Tournament field.
After the field was announced, Pearl said the 16-loss Tigers weren’t rewarded for playing a tough schedule.
“You know, Auburn beat three champions this year,” Pearl pointed out. “They beat Florida, they beat St. John’s and they beat Arkansas. They played the toughest schedule in the country and they weren’t rewarded for it.”
Bruce pearl on tv crying saying auburn wasn’t rewarded lmaooo pic.twitter.com/3r5GSRjgRS
— John (@iam_johnw) March 15, 2026
I asked the question and that was the answer the commissioner gave. Nobody got screwed here as it's always close but Auburn was better than SMU in 5 out of 7 metrics and the number and quality wins aren't even close. AU beat 3 Power 5 Conference Champs! SMU OOCSOS 191 AUBURN 16 https://t.co/eFQGBQYj1e
— Bruce Pearl (@coachbrucepearl) March 15, 2026
