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Locked into the No. 1 overall? Five current bracket projections for Auburn

Justin Hokansonby:Justin Hokanson•03/16/25•

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Chad Baker-Mazara (Photo by Matt Rudolph/Auburn Live)
Chad Baker-Mazara (Photo by Matt Rudolph/Auburn Live)

AUBURN — All that’s left is to wait and see where No. 3 Auburn lands in the 2025 NCAA Tournament after a historic regular season that saw the Tigers win a Maui Invitational championship, a SEC regular season championship, rack up 16 Quad 1 wins, and win 10 ranked vs. ranked matchups this season.

Auburn is currently No. 3 in the AP and Coaches polls, No. 2 in the NET, No. 3 in ESPN’s BPI and No. 4 in KenPom. The Tigers finished the season with the No. 2 SOS, per KenPom. Among the other four most likely or possible No. 1 seeds — Duke, Houston, Florida and Tennessee — Auburn’s out-of-conference SOS ranked No. 8, the highest among the group. For reference, Florida’s OOC SOS was No. 262 and Tennessee’s was No. 129.

The selections for the tournament will be unveiled at 5 pm CT on Sunday. Here are five popular bracket projections that involve the Tigers. In all five, and about every other bracket projection out there it seems, Auburn is the No. 1 overall seed and atop the South Region. That means First and Second round games in Lexington, Kentucky, and Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games in Atlanta, Georgia.

ESPN
1. Auburn
2. Michigan State
3. Kentucky
4. Arizona
5. Oregon
6. Illinois

Possible 8 vs. 9 opponents: Marquette or New Mexico

CBS
1. Auburn
2. Michigan State
3. Texas Tech
4. Oregon
5. Marquette
6. Memphis

Possible 8 vs. 9 opponents: UCLA or UConn

Andy Katz
1. Auburn
2. St. John’s
3. Texas Tech
4. Michigan
5. Clemson
6. Ole Miss

Possible 8 vs. 9 opponents: Creighton or Oklahoma

On3
1. Auburn
2. Michigan State
3. Iowa State
4. Maryland
5. BYU
6. Gonzaga

Possible 8 vs. 9 opponents: Memphis or Baylor

Fox Sports
1. Auburn
2. Michigan State
3. Iowa State
4. Arizona
5. Oregon
6. Ole Miss

Possible 8 vs. 9 opponents: Memphis or Creighton

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