BREAKING DOWN THE BRACKET

BREAKING DOWN THE BRACKET

SOUTH REGION

March Madness bracket 2025: Upset predictions, sleepers, Final Four pick in South Region

Auburn and Michigan State may slug it out in Atlanta for a trip to San Antonio. And how, exactly, did North Carolina get a bid?

2025 March Madness South Region analysis: Auburn is in big trouble

Auburn is in deep trouble in the South Region of the 2025 March Madness bracket. It's possible they don't survive the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament.

ESPN analyst explains why Auburn is the 1-seed with the toughest path to the Final Four

ESPN analyst Sean Farnham is not high on the chances for Auburn to reach the Final Four, in spite of Bruce Pearl and the Tigers locking up the No. 1 overall seed on Sunday. Auburn was historically strong this season, rolling to an outright SEC basketball title and a 16-5 record in Quad 1 games. However, the Tigers are not entering March Madness on the right foot. Auburn ended the regular season with back-to-back losses to Texas A&M and Alabama b…