Auburn basketball ended the season as the No.5 ranked team in the country. While that’s the best finish in program history the Tigers may be the only Final Four team not to be included in the top four of the final season poll. Duke, a team eliminated in the Elite Eight, received that honor.
While Duke came into the tourney ranked No.1 but Auburn proved their worth by winning 12 consecutive games before losing a one point game on two controversial calls to eventual national champion Virginia. The two calls were almost universally condemned by everyone except the NCAA which has no accountability in place for officiating.