Auburn was the top overall seed in the committee’s preliminary rankings unveiled Saturday, while Alabama and Florida joined ...

The Cougars trailed by seven midway through the second half, then held the Wildcats without a field goal for more than six minutes to go up seven.

Isaac McKneely scored 22 points and Virginia held off Virginia Tech 73-70. Tobi Lawal scored 23 points on 7-for-11 shooting for Virgnia Tech.