Overall top seed Auburn was joined by Duke, Houston and Florida as 1-seeds, and a record 14 teams from the SEC were selected to participate in the NCAA tournament.
The Auburn Tigers, led by SEC player of the year Johni Broome, were chosen as the No. 1 overall seed for the NCAA tournament on Sunday, with conference champions Duke (ACC), Houston (Big 12) and Florida (SEC) also tabbed as 1-seeds by the selection committee.
The NCAA selection committee favored Auburn, which won the SEC regular-season title, despite three losses in their last four games as well as a loss to Duke in the lone meeting between the teams.
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The SEC made NCAA tournament history with 14 representatives among the 68 teams to make the field. The highest prior mark was the Big East’s 11 bids in 2011.
In something of a surprise, both North Carolina (22-13) and Texas (19-15) slid in off the bubble, while Indiana, West Virginia and Boise State did not.
