Did we just beat the both co-champions of the east and the champs of the west to take this tournament? If we didn't get the auto-bid I bet we still wouldn't be in the dance.
it's hard for me to fathom that a team who has beaten Florida, South Carolina twice, and LSU in a two week period would be left out. However, most reporters have been in agreement that we had to win today to get in. I think the combination of some early bad losses and key wins that we just couldn't quite pull out left us with a small chance. Luckily, all that doesn't matter much now.