No matter how the rest of the season or the SEC Tournament pans out for the Auburn Tigers, they will be heading to the NCAA Tournament, likely as a No. 1 seed. Bruce Pearl’s group has held down the No. 1 spot in the AP Poll for much of the season and is looking for redemption after last year’s first-round NCAA Tournament exit.
If you’re an Auburn fan looking to plan a trip for March Madness, or just want to know where your favorite team could get sent, here are the host cities for the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament:
2025 NCAA Tournament First Four host city:
- Dayton, OH: UD Arena (March 18-19)
2025 NCAA Tournament First and Second Round host cities:
- Lexington, KY: Rupp Arena (March 20-22)
- Providence, RI: Amica Mutual Pavilion (March 20-22)
- Seattle, WA: Climate Pledge Arena (March 21-23)
- Wichita, KS: Intrust Bank Arena (March 20-22)
- Cleveland, OH: Rocket Arena (March 21-23)
- Denver, CO: Ball Arena (March 20-22)
- Milwaukee, WI: Fiserv Forum (March 21-23)
- Raleigh, NC: Lenovo Center (March 21-23)
2025 NCAA Tournament Regional host cities (Sweet 16 and Elite Eight)
- East Regional - Newark, NJ: Prudential Center (March 27-29)
- West Regional - San Francisco, CA: Chase Center (March 27-29)
- South Regional - Atlanta, GA: State Farm Arena (March 28-30)
- Midwest Regional - Indianapolis, IN: Lucas Oil Stadium (March 28-30)
2025 NCAA Final Four host city:
- San Antonio, Texas: Alamodome
The Final Four will be played in the Alamodome in San Antonio Texas on Saturday, April 5 with the National Championship Game set to take place on Monday, April 7. Auburn has only made the Final Four once, back in 2019 when the Tigers were a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers fell 63-62 to the Virginia Cavaliers, the eventual National Champions. The 2019 Final Four was hosted in Minneapolis, Minnesota.