“If you look at our body of work, it doesn’t compare when you’re looking at Duke’s resume. It’s not even close, actually. The only thing they have on us is the head-to-head at their place," the Auburn assistant said.

Steven Pearl, son and assistant of Bruce Pearl, gave his reasoning as to why Auburn will be the first overall seed and not Duke.

Steven Pearl, Auburn’s associate head coach, was interviewed by The Next Round on Tuesday, where he was asked about the possibility of Duke being in play for the No. 1 overall seed.