Auburn Tigers college March Madness Playoff History

The Auburn Tigers is a college basketball team that represents the Auburn University in NCAA Division I Basketball. They were founded in 1906. The team competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and plays home games at Neville Arena, which has a capacity of 9,121 fans. The 2024-2025 team is managed by the head coach, Bruce Pearl, and it’s his eleventh season at Auburn. The Tigers represent the Burnt orange and navy blue colours. As of the 2024-2025 season, 35 of their former player were drafted in the NBA, including Isaac Okoro for the Cleveland Cavaliers, JT Thor for the Detroit Pistons, Sharife Cooper for the Atlanta Hawk, Jabari Smith for the Houston Rockets, Walker Kessler for the Memphis Grizzlies, and many more.

Auburn Tigers March Madness Playoff History

The Auburn Tigers have made 14 appearances in the NCAA national championships. They were in the round of 32 twelve times, the sweet sixteen six times, the elite eight thrice, and the final four twice.

Year	Region	Round	Location	Opponent	Result
1984	East	First Round	Charlotte, NC	12 Richmond	L 71–72
1985	Mideast	First Round	South Bend, IN	6 Purdue	W 59–58
		Second Round	South Bend, IN	3 Kansas	W 66–64
		Sweet Sixteen	Birmingham, AL	2 North Carolina	L 56–62
1986	West	First Round	Long Beach, CA	9 Arizona	W 73–63
		Second Round	Long Beach, CA	1 St. John's	W 81–65
		Sweet Sixteen	Houston, TX	4 UNLV	W 70–63
		Elite Eight	Houston, TX	2 Louisville	L 76–84
1987	Midwest	First Round	Indianapolis, IN	9 San Diego	W 62–61
		Second Round	Indianapolis, IN	1 Indiana	L 90–107
1988	Southeast	First Round	Atlanta, GA	9 Bradley	W 90–86
		Second Round	Atlanta, GA	1 Oklahoma	L 87–107
1999	South	First Round	Indianapolis, IN	16 Winthrop	W 80–41
		Second Round	Indianapolis, IN	9 Oklahoma State	W 81–74
		Sweet Sixteen	Knoxville, TN	4 Ohio State	L 64–72
2000	Midwest	First Round	Minneapolis, MN	10 Creighton	W 72–69
		Second Round	Minneapolis, MN	2 Iowa State	L 60–79
2003	East	First Round	Tampa, FL	7 Saint Joseph's	W 65–63OT
		Second Round	Tampa, FL	2 Wake Forest	W 68–62
		Sweet Sixteen	Albany, NY	3 Syracuse	L 78–79
2018	Midwest	First Round	San Diego, CA	13 Charleston	W 62–58
		Second Round	San Diego, CA	5 Clemson	L 53–84
2019	Midwest	First Round	Salt Lake City, UT	12 New Mexico State	W 78–77
		Second Round	Salt Lake City, UT	4 Kansas	W 89–75
		Sweet Sixteen	Kansas City, MO	1 North Carolina	W 97–80
		Elite Eight	Kansas City, MO	2 Kentucky	W 77–71OT
		Final Four	Minneapolis, MN	1 Virginia	L 62–63
2022	Midwest	First Round	Greenville, SC	15 Jacksonville State	W 80–61
		Second Round	Greenville, SC	10 Miami (FL)	L 61–79
2023	Midwest	First Round	Birmingham, AL	8 Iowa	W 83–75
		Second Round	Birmingham, AL	1 Houston	L 64–81
2024	East	First Round	Spokane, WA	13 Yale	L 76–78
2025	South	First Round	Lexington, KY	16 Alabama State	W 83–63
		Second Round	Lexington, KY	9 Creighton	W 82–70
		Sweet Sixteen	Atlanta, GA	5 Michigan	W 78–65
		Elite Eight	Atlanta, GA	2 Michigan State	W 70–64

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Auburn Tigers NCAA Tournament seeding history

Year	Seed
1984	5
1985	11
1986	8
1987	8
1988	8
1999	1
2000	7
2003	10
2018	4
2019	5
2022	2
2023	9
2024	4
2025	1

Auburn Tigers Final Four Appearances

Auburn Tigers qualified for the Final Four Twice, in 2019 and 2025.

Year	Region	Semifinal Opponent	Result
2019	Midwest	Virginia	L 62–63
2025	South	Florida	NA

Auburn Tigers Elite Eight Appearances

Auburn Tigers appeared in the Elite Eight stage three times, in 1986, 2019, and 2025.

Year	Region	Opponent	Result
1986	West	2 Louisville	L 76–84
2019	Midwest	2 Kentucky	W 77–71OT
2025	South	2 Michigan State	W 70–64

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