NCAA Tournament March Madness

#31 Auburn

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Auburn’s resume is a study in contrast: its highest notes come from eye-catching neutral-site wins over Oregon and St John’s and a resume-building victory over NC State that showcase an offense capable of carrying the team, while its worst moments are lopsided losses at Arizona and neutral-site embarrassments against Michigan and Purdue that expose a defense that can get overwhelmed. A tight neutral defeat to Houston and competitive showings versus Georgia and Texas A&M suggest the Tigers can hang with quality opponents, but the pattern of dominating lesser opponents at home and folding against top-tier competition keeps the résumé from trending upward. The remaining stretch features meaningful road tests at Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee and important home games against the likes of Kentucky, Texas and LSU, which offer clear opportunities to erase the bad losses or to confirm the concerns; how Auburn fares in those environments will ultimately determine whether the promise of its offense is enough to overcome the glaring defensive holes.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Bethune-Cookman258W95-90
11/6Merrimack244W95-57
11/11Wofford228W93-62
11/16(N)Houston10L73-72
11/19Jackson St331W112-66
11/24(N)Oregon83W84-73
11/25(N)Michigan1L102-72
11/26(N)St John's18W85-74
12/3NC State24W83-73
12/6@Arizona2L97-68
12/13(N)Chattanooga269W92-78
12/20(N)Purdue4L88-60
12/29Queens NC183W106-65
1/3@Georgia28L104-100
1/6Texas A&M41L90-88
1/10Arkansas30W95-73
1/13@Missouri5756%
1/14@Missouri5756%
1/17South Carolina7180%
1/20@Mississippi6959%
1/24@Florida1223%
1/28Texas4771%
1/31@Tennessee1932%
2/7Alabama1451%
2/10Vanderbilt536%
2/14@Arkansas3038%
2/18@Mississippi St7261%
2/21Kentucky2659%
2/24@Oklahoma5454%
2/28Mississippi6979%
3/3LSU4068%
3/7@Alabama1429%