Ole Miss earned its 10th bid to the NCAA Tournament and secured a No. 6 seed, their highest seed since 2001. This marks their first appearance in the Big Dance since 2019. Ole Miss is 22-11 overall and finished 10-8 in the loaded SEC. Ole Miss has lost five of its last eight games and was bounced by Auburn (62-57) in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals. (Inside Carolina)
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