It’s the Auburn Tigers vs Alabama State Hornets in the March Madness bracket. Here’s our prediction, pick for the 2025 NCAA Tournament basketball game

Charles Barkley loved how both Bruce Pearl's Auburn Tigers and Nate Oats' Alabama Crimson Tide thrived during March Madness.

Alabama State coach Tony Madlock was an Auburn basketball assistant. His Hornets advanced to face the Tigers in dramatic March Madness fashion.

Following the win, the NCAA sent a five-word message to the Blue Devils about getting back to the Final Four on their NCAA March Madness account. "WELCOME BACK TO THE #MFINALFOUR," the post read. Some fans chimed in on the NCAA's post to Duke as well in the comments section.

Before that was a 15-point blowout loss to Morehead State in 2009, and a first-round loss to Duke in a 35-point blowout in 2004. The first-ever appearance Alabama State made in the NCAA Tournament was in 2001, when they were drubbed by Michigan State, 69-35.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Two games in, Alabama State basketball saw its 2025 NCAA Tournament run end in the round of 64 as the 16-seed Hornets were bounced by Auburn on Thursday, their in-state ...

The second-seeded Michigan State Spartans and top-seeded Auburn Tigers will battle for the South Region title and a spot in the Final Four when they meet on Sunday in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Michigan State advanced with a 73-70 win over Ole Miss,

Auburn earned its second Final Four trip in program history on Sunday with a 70-64 win over Michigan State in Atlanta in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA Tournament. Johni Broome had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Auburn (32-5) took command with 17 unanswered points in the first half.