Pearl's Take on Miami: Cinderella or No-Show?

0:00On March 15, Bruce Pearl, the Auburn Tigers coach and former Tennessee headman, stirred things up by questioning whether Miami of Ohio deserved an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. He argued they weren't among the top 68 teams and would need to win their conference tournament to make it. Miami of Ohio state undefeated for most of the season, but finally dropped their first game in the mid-American conference tournament, finishing at 31 wins and 1 loss. That puts them as an 11-seed, potentially headed to a play-in game. Pearl softened his stance later, comparing Miami to a Cinderella story while admitting his words came off harsh. His comments drew some pushback from folks connected to the Red Hawks, including a former assistant of his. The latest bracketology from ESPN has Tennessee, a projected six-seed, lined up to face the winner of a play-in between Miami of Ohio and Santa Clara. Auburn, meanwhile, missed out after Tennessee's big second half run, sealed a 72-62 win in

1:00the SEC tournament. All eyes turned to the selection show at 6 p.m. Eastern on CBS, where we could see if Pearls take gets a twist with that possible Tennessee match-up.