NCAA Tournament March Madness
#20 Auburn
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Projected seed: 6 (automatic qualifier)
Auburn’s profile pairs signature neutral-site wins over Oregon and St John’s and a quality victory over NC State with a tight neutral loss to Houston and a brutal neutral defeat to Michigan. The offense has shown it can overwhelm opponents in big spots while the defense has been uneven and that lopsided loss exposed a vulnerability the committee will notice. Road and true neutral results will shape the final view because a trip to Arizona and a marquee neutral date with Purdue come before a stretch of conference tests that includes trips to Florida and Tennessee and high-profile home games against Alabama, Vanderbilt, Arkansas and Kentucky. That combination of impressive scalps, damaging setbacks, heavy scoring reliance, and clear remaining chances to improve or regress explains where they stand.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | Bethune-Cookman | 236 | W95-90 |
| 11/6 | Merrimack | 283 | W95-57 |
| 11/11 | Wofford | 209 | W93-62 |
| 11/16 | (N)Houston | 9 | L73-72 |
| 11/19 | Jackson St | 319 | W112-66 |
| 11/24 | (N)Oregon | 83 | W84-73 |
| 11/25 | (N)Michigan | 1 | L102-72 |
| 11/26 | (N)St John's | 18 | W85-74 |
| 12/3 | NC State | 35 | W83-73 |
| 12/6 | @Arizona | 8 | 24% |
| 12/13 | (N)Chattanooga | 206 | 94% |
| 12/20 | (N)Purdue | 2 | 24% |
| 12/29 | Queens NC | 191 | 96% |
| 1/3 | @Georgia | 21 | 40% |
| 1/6 | Texas A&M | 45 | 72% |
| 1/10 | Arkansas | 30 | 65% |
| 1/13 | @Missouri | 38 | 46% |
| 1/14 | @Missouri | 38 | 46% |
| 1/17 | South Carolina | 90 | 86% |
| 1/20 | @Mississippi | 52 | 55% |
| 1/24 | @Florida | 12 | 28% |
| 1/28 | Texas | 57 | 77% |
| 1/31 | @Tennessee | 16 | 30% |
| 2/7 | Alabama | 14 | 49% |
| 2/10 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 43% |
| 2/14 | @Arkansas | 30 | 43% |
| 2/18 | @Mississippi St | 77 | 65% |
| 2/21 | Kentucky | 15 | 51% |
| 2/24 | @Oklahoma | 46 | 52% |
| 2/28 | Mississippi | 52 | 75% |
| 3/3 | LSU | 25 | 63% |
| 3/7 | @Alabama | 14 | 28% |