Stephen A. Smith called out Auburn basketball and Bruce Pearl on ESPN's "First Take" on Monday ahead of March Madness. Here's what he said:

The First Four game between Alabama State and St. Francis will take place on Tuesday at 5:40 p.m. CT. In the meantime, Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said Monday's and Tuesday's practices will be used to work on areas of concern following their stretch of three losses over its last four games.

The Oklahoma Sooners made a run over the final few weeks of the regular season to put themselves in a strong position to make the NCAA Tournament and then solidified it by going 1-1 in the SEC Tournament in Nashville.