The two champions of that league, Auburn (Regular Season) and Florida (Tournament) exemplified that claim on the biggest stage on Saturday. For the first eight minutes of the fifth Final Four matchup between SEC adversaries,

BOTTOM LINE: No. 4 Auburn and No. 3 Florida meet in the NCAA Tournament Final Four. The Tigers' record in SEC play is 16-4, and their record is 16-1 against non-conference opponents. Auburn scores 83.2 points while outscoring opponents by 14.0 points per game.

For much of Saturday's Final Four clash between No. 1 Auburn and No. 1 Florida, the Tigers were in position to advance to the National Championship game. Auburn held an eight-point lead at the end of the first half and led by as many as nine points. They were in command, until they weren't.