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Former Auburn Tigers men\u2019s basketball coach Bruce Pearl said Wednesday he\u2019s still unsure whether the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks<\/a> are a lock for an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament if they fail to attain an automatic selection.<\/p>\n

The RedHawks moved to 30-0<\/a> on Tuesday night and clinched a share of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular-season title. The No. 19 ranked team is the lone Division I men\u2019s team that\u2019s still undefeated. Seven of their wins were by three points or fewer, and three of their victories came in overtime. Miami has not played against any ranked opponents.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s the RedHawks\u2019 resume that appeared to give Pearl pause despite being a fan of Miami head coach Travis Steele and the job that he\u2019s done with the mid-major program.<\/p>\n

“What Miami of Ohio has done has been unbelievable, and the questions start this way, \u2018Are we choosing the 37 best at-large teams or are we choosing the 37 most deserving?\u2019 Miami of Ohio is one of the most deserving to get into the NCAA Tournament,” Pearl said on OutKick\u2019s “Don\u2019t @ Me with Dan Dakich.”<\/a> “Do I think they\u2019re one of the best 37 teams? I don\u2019t. That\u2019s my opinion and it\u2019s not personal.<\/p>\n

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“Look, that\u2019s what makes part of this time of the year so much fun. We\u2019re entitled to our opinions and, of course, they\u2019ll get an opportunity to play it out on the court. I think Travis Steele has done an incredible job. I think to bring it every single night and win all those close games \u2013 what a season, what chemistry. But I\u2019m not sure that Akron isn\u2019t the best team<\/a> in the MAC at the end of the day.”<\/p>\n

The Zips are 25-5 this season with a 16-1 record in the MAC. The team could very well upset Miami in the conference tournament. Akron played against one top 25 team, No. 2 Purdue, but lost.<\/p>\n

“Akron played a tougher schedule,” Pearl added. “Akron is a little bit more battle tested. They got a little bit more size. If that gets to be that matchup, that\u2019s going to be an interesting matchup. These are not knocks on Miami of Ohio.”<\/p>\n

The rest of the season still has to play out. Miami has one more regular-season game on the schedule before the conference tournament begins.<\/p>\n

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