Auburn beat Michigan on Friday in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16. The Tigers will take on Michigan State on Sunday in the Elite Eight.

The dream of an Alabama-Auburn NCAA tournament championship game is dead after the Crimson Tide’s 85-65 loss to Duke in the Elite Eight on Saturday night, but Charles Barkley was still bursting with pride over his home state’s basketball success.

Top-seeded Auburn takes on Michigan State on Sunday afternoon in Atlanta with a spot in the Final Four on the line.

For a matter of seconds, Auburn basketball looked like it may not bounce back from its late-season struggles. Despite being the NCAA Tournament’s No. 1 overall seed, the Tigers came into Thursday’s round of 64 matchup against 16-seed Alabama State ...

Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth has an idea for commemorating Auburn’s second trip to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four. In a post on social media site X, Ainsworth suggested a new name for Lake Michigan — Gulf of Auburn.

Auburn, the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, just completed the entire one-seed edition of the Final Four. Now, following their win in the Elite Eight, the Tigers have their odds of winning the national championship listed.

The Tigers won their first two games in the tournament over Alabama State and Creighton, and are looking to get back to the Elite 8 for the first time since 2019.

With both teams playing in the Sweet 16 together for just the third time, for the first time since 1986, it’s tempting to say it’s Final Four or bust for each.