Program history
Auburn
in the tournament.
Auburn appears in 14 tournaments in this archive, between 1984 and 2025, with an all-time record of 23–14. It has reached the national semifinals twice — 2019 and 2025 — without reaching the title game.
6 of its 10 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2003, when a 10th seed beat the 2nd-seeded Wake Forest 68–62. The reverse happened in 2024: as a 4th seed it lost to the 13th-seeded Yale 78–76.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 5, from 1984 to 1988. Its longest absence ran 15 years, between 2003 and 2018.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 1st seed and as low as an 11th.
- 14 Appearances
- 23–14 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 5 | 20–11 | Sonny Smith | Southeastern Conference | Round of 48 |
| 1985 | 11 | 22–12 | Sonny Smith | Southeastern Conference | lost in the Regional semifinals to North Carolina, 56–62 |
| 1986 | 8 | 22–11 | Sonny Smith | Southeastern Conference | lost in the Regional Finals to Louisville, 76–84 |
| 1987 | 8 | 18–13 | Sonny Smith | Southeastern Conference | lost in the Round 2 to Indiana, 90–107 |
| 1988 | 8 | 19–11 | Sonny Smith | Southeastern Conference | lost in the Round 2 to Oklahoma, 87–107 |
| 1999 | 1 | 29–4 | Cliff Ellis | Southeastern Conference | lost in the Regional Semifinal to Ohio State, 64–72 |
| 2000 | 7 | 24–10 | Cliff Ellis | Southeastern Conference | lost in the Round of 32 to Iowa State, 60–79 |
| 2003 | 10 | 22–12 | Cliff Ellis | Southeastern Conference | lost in the Regional Semifinal to Syracuse, 78–79 |
| 2018 | 4 | 26–8 | Bruce Pearl | Southeastern Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Clemson, 53–84 |
| 2019 | 5 | 30–10 | Bruce Pearl | Southeastern Conference | lost in the national semifinal to Virginia, 62–63 |
| 2022 | 2 | 28–6 | Bruce Pearl | Southeastern Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Miami (FL), 61–79 |
| 2023 | 9 | 21–13 | Bruce Pearl | Southeastern Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Houston, 64–81 |
| 2024 | 4 | 27–8 | Bruce Pearl | Southeastern Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Yale, 76–78 |
| 2025 | 1 | 32–6 | Bruce Pearl | Southeastern Conference | lost in the national semifinal to Florida, 73–79 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 2–2 |
| Round of 64 | 12–2 |
| Round of 32 | 4–4 |
| Round of 8 | 2–1 |
| Semifinal | 3–5 |
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