Tennessee basketball lost at Auburn 53-51 on Jan. 25. The Vols and Tigers play in the SEC Tournament semifinals Saturday.

Semi-Final No. 1 Saturday in the SEC Tournament could well be a semi-final for the national championship in three weeks as the Auburn Tigers (28-4) take the court against the Tennessee Volunteers (26-6).

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The Auburn Tigers and Ole Miss Rebels will meet for the third time on Friday when they play in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.

Auburn has been one of the consensus top teams in men's college basketball nearly the entire season, and head coach Bruce Pearl wants everyone to know that his group isn't to be messed with. RELATED: Cooper Flagg goes down in Duke's ACC Tournament win Following the Tigers' win over Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament on Friday,

The latest came on Friday when the No. 8 seed Rebels (22-11) fell 62-57 to the No. 1 seed Tigers (28-4) in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament at Bridgestone Arena. Afterward, Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said he believes Ole Miss is capable of making a run when the NCAA tournament begins next week.