TNR 3/16/26 - Hour 1 | Auburn DENIED: Headed to the NIT

Auburn Basketball was left out of the Tournament by the Selection Committee though many argued their metrics were the strongest of anyone on the Bubble. In the wake of that, Auburn accepted an NIT Invitation where they are the over 1-Seed and face the South Alabama Jaguars in round one. As an Auburn fan, do you think the Tigers should’ve accepted or declined the bid? Is Auburn the biggest snub from the field of 68? If not, who is? The Alabama Crimson Tide is headed to the NCAA Tournament as a 4-Seed in the Midwest Region, the Michigan Wolverines are the 1-Seed in that bracket. Alabama Basketball will face 13-seed Hofstra in the first round Friday at 2:15. The winner of that game gets the winner of that Texas Tech Red Raiders v. Akron Zips game. What will A-Day look like at Alabama? Our daily 4 Downs! PLUS, Tyler's Viewing Menu presented by Michelson Laser Vision! SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - / @nextroundlive FOLLOW TNR ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/c-7759604 FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE: https://nextroundlive.com/ MOBILE APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-next-round/id1580807480 SHOP THE NEXT ROUND STORE: https://nextround.store/ Like TNR on Facebook: / nextroundlive 267,216 Follow TNR on Twitter: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Instagram: / nextroundlive Follow everyone from the show on Twitter: Jim Dunaway: / jimdunaway Ryan Brown: / ryanbrownlive Lance Taylor: / thelancetaylor Scott Forester: / scottforestertv Tyler Johns: /TylerJohnsTNR Sponsor the show: [e-mail] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices