Auburn, Duke and Houston received the first three No. 1 seeds to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament on Selection Sunday.
Auburn is a No. 1 seed for just the second time in program history, joining the 1999 team, and the top seed overall in this year’s bracket. Coach Bruce Pearl’s Tigers, led by national player of the year contender Johni Broome, will begin their NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Lexington, Ky., in search of the program’s first national title. Auburn will face the winner of a First Four matchup between No. 16 seeds Alabama State and Saint Francis (Pa.