The 2019 regular season did not end the way the Tigers would have liked, being swept by Alabama at home and entering the tournament on a 4-game losing streak. Good news is that the Tigers will have a first round bye, as the No. 3 seed, with their first opponent coming from the winner of Auburn-Florida. The 2018 tournament was pretty short lived, after beating Ole Miss in the opener and then losing to Tennessee a round later. That was preceded in 2017 where the Tigers went on a tournament run as the five seed, beating then No.3 Auburn and No.