The SEC Tournament champion Auburn men’s basketball program made the NCAA Tournament for the 13th time in program history, it was officially announced Sunday.
Auburn was awarded a 4 seed in the tournament, being matched up with 13-seed Yale in the first round. Auburn’s first-round, and potential second-round, game will take place at Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Washington. The first-round game will be played on Friday, March 22.
The Tigers were placed in the East Region, led by the region’s top seed, Connecticut – the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament. The winner of the game between the Tigers and Bulldogs will face the winner of the game between 5-seed San Diego State and 12-seed UAB in the second round.
Auburn has won its last 11 first-round games and has a record of 19-12 in NCAA Tournament games. It will be Pearl’s fifth appearance in March Madness, equaling Sonny Smith for most appearances in the tournament by an Auburn coach.
Time and television information for Auburn’s first-round game, along with all other first-round games, will be announced later Sunday night.
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