Auburn officially learned its NCAA Tournament fate last night, earning a 4-seed and an opening round date with the College of Charleston Cougars, the 13-seed in the Midwest Region.
For Auburn, it’s the first NCAA Tournament appearance in 15 years, since the Sweet Sixteen run in March of 2003. The Tigers finished the season on a bit of a down note, losing to Alabama in the SEC Tournament and going one-and-done as the top seed in St. Louis. As it were, the certainty of a NCAA Tournament berth was well in hand by the middle of February, and the leadup was just a formality to see whether Auburn would be as high as a 2-seed, or drop to where they did.