NCAA Tournament March Madness

#26 Auburn

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Projected seed: 7

Auburn’s resume reads like a classic tournament lock with clear upside and a few glaring warts that hold it back from a higher line. The Tigers have earned signature neutral-site wins over Oregon and St John’s and have proven they can win tough road games at Florida and at Mississippi, while home victories over Texas, NC State and Arkansas reinforce that their offense can hang with quality opposition. That offensive upside is tempered by lopsided neutral losses at Michigan, Arizona and Purdue and by closer defeats to Houston, Georgia and Texas A&M, results that expose defensive inconsistency and leave the profile vulnerable. A challenging stretch that includes trips to Tennessee, Arkansas and Oklahoma and home dates with Alabama and Kentucky offers concrete chances to turn some of those blemishes into résumé-building wins or to reaffirm the current standing.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Bethune-Cookman244W95-90
11/6Merrimack208W95-57
11/11Wofford217W93-62
11/16(N)Houston6L73-72
11/19Jackson St339W112-66
11/24(N)Oregon98W84-73
11/25(N)Michigan2L102-72
11/26(N)St John's20W85-74
12/3NC State24W83-73
12/6@Arizona1L97-68
12/13(N)Chattanooga267W92-78
12/20(N)Purdue9L88-60
12/29Queens NC188W106-65
1/3@Georgia34L104-100
1/6Texas A&M33L90-88
1/10Arkansas22W95-73
1/14@Missouri59L84-74
1/17South Carolina87W71-67
1/20@Mississippi73W78-66
1/24@Florida8W76-67
1/28Texas35W88-82
1/31@Tennessee2132%
2/7Alabama1752%
2/10Vanderbilt1244%
2/14@Arkansas2234%
2/18@Mississippi St8368%
2/21Kentucky3265%
2/24@Oklahoma6161%
2/28Mississippi7381%
3/3LSU5075%
3/7@Alabama1730%