Auburn Tigers in NIT: Home Court Advantage

0:00On March 16th, Auburn Tigers are keeping their season alive in the 2026 national invitation tournament after missing the NCAA tournament. As the top seed, they'll host South Alabama on Tuesday night at 9 p.m. Central Time inside Neville, Arena, airing live on ESPN 2. Their region features Nevada as the number 2 seed, George Mason at number 3, and Seattle University as the number 4. Their early rounds through the quarterfinals stay on home campuses, with semi-finals shifting to Henkelfield House at Butler in Indianapolis and Finals, downtown at Game Bridge Fieldhouse. The Tigers wrapped up at 17 wins and 16 losses overall, going 7 and 11 in southeastern conference play. They dropped 8 of their last 10 regular season games, but split their SEC tournament matchup, sitting at number 39 in net rankings. This marks Auburn's seventh trip to the NIT, though they've only pushed past the second round once, falling to Baylor in the quarters back in 2.

1:002009. Earlier appearances came in 1993, 95, 96, 98, and 2001. Fans are fired up for a deep run from this squad, tipping off what could be a strong postseason push right at home.