Fast forward a year, and the Tigers have even more expectations, holding the No. 1 overall seed. That puts Auburn against Alabama State in the first round, a team that earned a thrilling win over St. Francis (PA) in the First Four, its first ever NCAA tournament win.

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The Auburn basketball team is the No. 1 overall seed, but there are some reasons they could get upset in the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

Auburn Basketball’s Johni Broome is the first consensus first-team All-American in program history. Broome was named a National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) first team All-American Wednesday morning, sweeping all four major selectors.

Johni Broome of Auburn and Cooper Flagg of Duke are unanimous first-team selections for The Associated Press men's college basketball All-America team

Auburn forward Johni Broome has had a season for the ages, and now it is time for the star to get a shot at winning a national championship. Broome has been in a season-long foot race with Duke's Cooper Flagg for National Player of the Year honors,