Auburn Tigers Historic Journey To The 2025 Final Four

The Auburn Tigers continued to assert their position in the college basketball landscape with a convincing victory over Michigan State in the Elite Eight, earning a ticket to San Antonio, Texas, for the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. This is the second time in Auburn’s history that they have reached this prestigious tournament, continuing their dream of conquering the pinnacle of college basketball. The 2024-25 season saw Auburn excel from the regular season to the playoffs. As the No. 1 seed, the Tigers proved their strength in each game of the NCAA Tournament, overcoming tough opponents like Alabama State, Creighton, and Michigan before facing and defeating Michigan State to win the Southern Region championship.

From a team with great potential, Auburn has steadily improved to become a real force in college basketball. They opened the tournament with a convincing victory over Alabama State, demonstrating the class of a No. 1 seed team. But the real challenge came when the Tigers faced Creighton – a team famous for its deadly three-point shooting. However, with disciplined play and the brilliance of its pillars, Auburn overcame their opponents to advance to the round of 16.

In the Quarterfinals, the Tigers continued to face a big challenge from Michigan – a team with a history of success in the NCAA Tournament. But with reasonable tactics and a resilient fighting spirit, Auburn overcame the Wolverines to enter the most important battle with Michigan State in the Elite Eight. Despite falling behind at times, Auburn kept their composure and grit, erupting in the second half to secure the win and advance to the Final Four.

Prior to 2025, Auburn had only made it to the Final Four once, in 2019. It was an emotional journey as the Tigers, as the No. 5 seed, created a fairy tale in the tournament. Under coach Bruce Pearl, Auburn defeated a host of strong opponents to advance to the Final Four, before suffering a disappointing 63-62 loss to Virginia. That game is still remembered as one of the most memorable moments in Auburn Basketball history, as the Tigers came so close to making the finals but were defeated by Virginia on last-second free throws.

This year, Auburn returns with a more complete, more confident squad, ready to continue making history. Not only do they hope to repeat the feat of 2019, the Tigers also have a bigger goal: to win their first NCAA championship in history.

Despite reaching the Final Four twice, Auburn has yet to reach the NCAA championship. The loss to Virginia in 2019 was still a big regret, but at the same time, it was also the motivation for the Tigers to come back stronger. Now, with a ticket to the Final Four in hand, the Auburn Tigers don’t want to stop at this round. They want more – an NCAA championship to make college basketball history. Let’s see if Auburn can make that dream come true!