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The Heartbreak Index6.9 · #320

The Tortured · Never won it, waiting since 1906

6.9

Heartbreak

#320

of 1,138 clubs

#10

in CBB

6.4

agony · 0.5 despair

The clocks

First CBB title since 190612.4
First CBB final appearance since 19062.4

Heaviest wounds

fell one round short, 2025 · fell one round short, 2019 · playoff run died early, 1986

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1532-1272

All-time

0.546

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

Auburn’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

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#7 Auburn 76-78 Yale

Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington

2024 · Mar 22, 2024 · First Round

1.99

Game Score

#4 Auburn 73-79 #3 Florida

Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

Final Four

2025 · Apr 5, 2025 · Final Four

1.80

Game Score

#14 Auburn 62-63 #2 Virginia

U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Final Four

2019 · Apr 6, 2019 · Final Four

1.71

Game Score

Auburn 68-62 #8 Wake Forest

St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida

2003 · Mar 23, 2003 · Second Round

1.66

Game Score

#14 Auburn 77-71 #7 Kentucky

Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri

Elite Eight

2019 · Mar 31, 2019 · Regional Finals

1.66

Game Score

Auburn 70-63 #11 UNLV

The Summit, Houston, Texas

Sweet 16

1986 · Mar 20, 1986 · Regional Semifinals

1.60

Game Score

Auburn 66-64 #13 Kansas

Athletic & Convocation Center, South Bend, Indiana

1985 · Mar 16, 1985 · Second Round

1.60

Game Score

#4 Auburn 64-72 #14 Ohio State

Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee

Sweet 16

1999 · Mar 18, 1999 · Regional Semifinals

1.55

Game Score

#4 Auburn 70-64 #8 Michigan State

State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia

Elite Eight

2025 · Mar 30, 2025 · Regional Finals

1.55

Game Score

#14 Auburn 78-77 New Mexico State

Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah

2019 · Mar 21, 2019 · First Round

1.46

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 22, 2024	2024	First Round	#7 Auburn 76-78 Yale Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington	1.99
2	Apr 5, 2025	2025	Final Four	#4 Auburn 73-79 #3 Florida Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Final Four	1.80
3	Apr 6, 2019	2019	Final Four	#14 Auburn 62-63 #2 Virginia U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Final Four	1.71
4	Mar 23, 2003	2003	Second Round	Auburn 68-62 #8 Wake Forest St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida	1.66
5	Mar 31, 2019	2019	Regional Finals	#14 Auburn 77-71 #7 Kentucky Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri Elite Eight	1.66
6	Mar 20, 1986	1986	Regional Semifinals	Auburn 70-63 #11 UNLV The Summit, Houston, Texas Sweet 16	1.60
7	Mar 16, 1985	1985	Second Round	Auburn 66-64 #13 Kansas Athletic & Convocation Center, South Bend, Indiana	1.60
8	Mar 18, 1999	1999	Regional Semifinals	#4 Auburn 64-72 #14 Ohio State Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee Sweet 16	1.55
9	Mar 30, 2025	2025	Regional Finals	#4 Auburn 70-64 #8 Michigan State State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia Elite Eight	1.55
10	Mar 21, 2019	2019	First Round	#14 Auburn 78-77 New Mexico State Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City-Provo, Utah	1.46

Season by season

2027 · Auburn

Southeastern

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Auburn

Southeastern

Record

22-16

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#36

Seed

—

Tournament

NIT

2025 · Auburn

Southeastern ★

Record

32-6

Conf record

15-3

SRS

Seed

Tournament

Final Four

2024 · Auburn

Southeastern ◆

Record

27-8

Conf record

13-5

SRS

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2023 · Auburn

Southeastern

Record

21-13

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#29

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2022 · Auburn

Southeastern ★

Record

28-6

Conf record

15-3

SRS

#12

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2021 · Auburn

Southeastern

Record

13-14

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#62

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Auburn

Southeastern

Record

25-6

Conf record

12-6

#20

SRS

#33

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Auburn

Southeastern ◆

Record

30-10

Conf record

11-7

#14

SRS

#11

Seed

Tournament

Final Four

2018 · Auburn

Southeastern ★

Record

26-8

Conf record

13-5

#19

SRS

#24

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2017 · Auburn

Southeastern

Record

18-14

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#73

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · Auburn

Southeastern

Record

11-20

Conf record

5-13

—

SRS

#152

Seed

—

Tournament

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2027	Auburn	0-0	Southeastern
2026	Auburn	22-16	Southeastern	7-11		#36		NIT
2025	Auburn	32-6	Southeastern ★	15-3	#4	#2	1	Final Four
2024	Auburn	27-8	Southeastern ◆	13-5	#7	#5	4	NCAA tournament
2023	Auburn	21-13	Southeastern	10-8		#29	9	NCAA tournament
2022	Auburn	28-6	Southeastern ★	15-3	#8	#12	2	NCAA tournament
2021	Auburn	13-14	Southeastern	7-11		#62
2020	Auburn	25-6	Southeastern	12-6	#20	#33
2019	Auburn	30-10	Southeastern ◆	11-7	#14	#11	5	Final Four
2018	Auburn	26-8	Southeastern ★	13-5	#19	#24	4	NCAA tournament
2017	Auburn	18-14	Southeastern	7-11		#73
2016	Auburn	11-20	Southeastern	5-13		#152
2015	Auburn	15-20	Southeastern	4-14		#118
2014	Auburn	14-16	Southeastern	6-12		#99
2013	Auburn	9-23	Southeastern	3-15		#151
2012	Auburn	15-16	Southeastern	5-11		#132
2011	Auburn	11-20	Southeastern	4-12		#187
2010	Auburn	15-17	Southeastern	6-10		#97
2009	Auburn	24-12	Southeastern	10-6		#54		NIT
2008	Auburn	14-16	Southeastern	4-12		#123
2007	Auburn	17-15	Southeastern	7-9		#79
2006	Auburn	12-16	Southeastern	4-12		#102
2005	Auburn	14-17	Southeastern	4-12		#128
2004	Auburn	14-14	Southeastern	5-11		#48
2003	Auburn	22-12	Southeastern	8-8		#38	10	Sweet 16
2002	Auburn	12-16	Southeastern	4-12		#76
2001	Auburn	18-14	Southeastern	7-9		#49		NIT
2000	Auburn	24-10	Southeastern	9-7	#24	#34	7	NCAA tournament
1999	Auburn	29-4	Southeastern ★	14-2	#4	#4	1	Sweet 16
1998	Auburn	16-14	Southeastern	7-9		#75		NIT
1997	Auburn	16-15	Southeastern	6-10		#88
1996	Auburn	19-13	Southeastern	6-10		#84		NIT
1995	Auburn	16-13	Southeastern	7-9		#69		NIT
1994	Auburn	11-17	Southeastern	3-13		#70
1993	Auburn	15-12	Southeastern	8-8		#65		NIT
1992	Auburn	12-15	Southeastern	5-11		#73
1991	Auburn	13-16	Southeastern	5-13		#100
1990	Auburn	13-18	Southeastern	8-10		#82
1989	Auburn	9-19	Southeastern	2-16		#142
1988	Auburn	19-11	Southeastern	11-7		#24	8	NCAA tournament
1987	Auburn	18-13	Southeastern	9-9		#20	8	NCAA tournament
1986	Auburn	22-11	Southeastern	13-5		#23	8	Elite Eight
1985	Auburn	22-12	Southeastern ◆	8-10		#32	11	Sweet 16
1984	Auburn	20-11	Southeastern	12-6		#17	5	NCAA tournament
1983	Auburn	15-13	Southeastern	8-10		#32
1982	Auburn	14-14	Southeastern	7-11		#81
1981	Auburn	11-16	Southeastern	4-14		#71
1980	Auburn	10-18	Southeastern	5-13		#85
1979	Auburn	13-16	Southeastern	5-13		#58
1978	Auburn	13-14	Southeastern	8-10		#60
1977	Auburn	13-13	Southeastern	6-12		#30
1976	Auburn	16-10	Southeastern	11-7		#28
1975	Auburn	18-8	Southeastern	12-6		#31
1974	Auburn	10-16	Southeastern	5-13		#134
1973	Auburn	6-20	Southeastern	4-14		#154
1972	Auburn	10-16	Southeastern	6-12		#101
1971	Auburn	11-15	Southeastern	8-10		#104
1970	Auburn	15-11	Southeastern	11-7		#60
1969	Auburn	15-10	Southeastern	10-8		#40
1968	Auburn	13-13	Southeastern	8-10		#58
1967	Auburn	17-8	Southeastern	12-6		#44
1966	Auburn	16-10	Southeastern	8-8		#63
1965	Auburn	16-9	Southeastern	11-5		#39
1964	Auburn	11-12	Southeastern	6-8		#109
1963	Auburn	18-4	Southeastern	10-4		#37
1962	Auburn	18-6	Southeastern	11-3		#22
1961	Auburn	15-7	Southeastern	8-6		#88
1960	Auburn	19-3	Southeastern ★	12-2	#11	#71
1959	Auburn	20-2	Southeastern	12-2	#8	#8
1958	Auburn	16-6	Southeastern	11-3	#16	#49
1957	Auburn	13-8	Southeastern	8-6		#27
1956	Auburn	11-10	Southeastern	8-6		#105
1955	Auburn	11-9	Southeastern	6-8		#102
1954	Auburn	16-8	Southeastern	8-6		#107
1953	Auburn	13-8	Southeastern	6-7		#105
1952	Auburn	14-12	Southeastern	6-8		#126
1951	Auburn	12-10	Southeastern	6-8		#123
1950	Auburn	17-7	Southeastern	12-6		#100
1949	Auburn	9-15	Southeastern	5-11
1948	Auburn	12-10	Southeastern	7-7
1947	Auburn	3-18	Southeastern	1-15
1946	Auburn	7-9	Southeastern	7-6
1945	Auburn	3-14	Southeastern	2-6
1943	Auburn	1-14	Southeastern	1-12
1942	Auburn	11-6	Southeastern	9-5
1941	Auburn	13-6	Southeastern	6-5
1940	Auburn	7-10	Southeastern	6-7
1939	Auburn	16-6	Southeastern	8-4
1938	Auburn	14-5	Southeastern	6-3
1937	Auburn	11-4	Southeastern	7-4
1936	Auburn	10-5	Southeastern	7-4
1935	Auburn	4-13	Southeastern	3-9
1934	Auburn	2-11	Southeastern	2-9
1933	Auburn	4-9	Southeastern	4-7
1932	Auburn	12-3	Southern	9-2
1931	Auburn	8-6	Southern	7-4
1930	Auburn	1-10	Southern	1-10
1929	Auburn	6-15	Southern	3-9
1928	Auburn	20-2	Southern ★	12-1
1927	Auburn	13-6	Southern	12-4
1926	Auburn	5-10	Southern	1-7
1925	Auburn	3-11	Southern	1-5
1924	Auburn	4-9	Southern	0-6
1923	Auburn	7-7	Southern	2-3
1922	Auburn	5-6	Southern	2-1
1921	Auburn	5-8	Southern
1920	Auburn	11-7	Independent
1919	Auburn	4-3	Independent
1918	Auburn	2-3	Independent
1917	Auburn	2-2	Independent
1916	Auburn	2-6	Independent
1915	Auburn	3-5	Independent
1914	Auburn	3-10	Independent
1913	Auburn	6-9	Independent
1912	Auburn	2-6	Independent
1911	Auburn	3-5	Independent
1910	Auburn	11-6	Independent
1909	Auburn	4-3	Independent
1908	Auburn	5-5	Independent
1907	Auburn	4-2	Independent
1906	Auburn	5-1	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

5 AP All-American selections.

Johni Broome2025

Johni Broome2024

Jabari Smith2022

Walker Kessler2022

Chris Porter1999

Year	Player
2025	Johni Broome
2024	Johni Broome
2022	Jabari Smith
2022	Walker Kessler
1999	Chris Porter

NBA first-round picks

30 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Jabari Smith Jr.2022

Last college yr: 2022

Walker Kessler2022

Last college yr: 2022

Isaac Okoro2020

Last college yr: 2020

Chuma Okeke2019

Last college yr: 2019

Chuma Okeke2019

Last college yr: 2018

Davion Mitchell2021

Last college yr: 2018

Toney Douglas2009

Last college yr: 2005

Mamadou N'diaye2000

Last college yr: 2000

Mamadou N'diaye2000

Last college yr: 1999

Mamadou N'diaye2000

Last college yr: 1998

Mamadou N'diaye2000

Last college yr: 1997

Wesley Person1994

Last college yr: 1994

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2022	Jabari Smith Jr.	2022
2022	Walker Kessler	2022
2020	Isaac Okoro	2020
2019	Chuma Okeke	2019
2019	Chuma Okeke	2018
2021	Davion Mitchell	2018
2009	Toney Douglas	2005
2000	Mamadou N'diaye	2000
2000	Mamadou N'diaye	1999
2000	Mamadou N'diaye	1998
2000	Mamadou N'diaye	1997
1994	Wesley Person	1994
1994	Wesley Person	1993
1994	Wesley Person	1992
1994	Wesley Person	1991
1988	Chris Morris	1988
1988	Chris Morris	1987
1986	Chuck Person	1986
1988	Chris Morris	1986
1986	Chuck Person	1985
1988	Chris Morris	1985
1984	Charles Barkley	1984
1986	Chuck Person	1984
1984	Charles Barkley	1983
1986	Chuck Person	1983
1984	Charles Barkley	1982
1978	Mike Mitchell	1978
1978	Mike Mitchell	1977
1978	Mike Mitchell	1976
1978	Mike Mitchell	1975

The Heartbreak Index6.9 · #320▸

Greatest tournament games

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

The Heartbreak Index6.9 · #320