The dream of an Alabama-Auburn NCAA tournament championship game is dead after the Crimson Tide’s 85-65 loss to Duke in the Elite Eight on Saturday night, but Charles Barkley was still bursting with pride over his home state’s basketball success.

It’s the Alabama State Hornets vs the Auburn Tigers in the March Madness bracket. Here’s our prediction, pick for the 2025 NCAA Tournament basketball game.

Alabama State coach Tony Madlock knows he and his Hornets won’t get much sleep before taking the court Thursday against Auburn.

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It’s the second ever Elite Eight matchup between head coaches Bruce Pearl and Tom Izzo, with the first coming while Pearl was at Tennessee in 2010. Izzo and Michigan State won the game, but Pearl will look to get some revenge on Sunday.

Get the best Alabama State vs. Auburn predictions ahead of their first-round game in the South region. Free March Madness picks for Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Johni Broome had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Auburn took command with 17 unanswered points in the first half to beat Michigan State 70-64 on Sunday and complete a sweep of No. 1 seeds advancing to the Final Four.

SportsLine expert Matt Severance has revealed his Michigan State vs. Auburn Tigers picks for the Elite Eight of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Sunday

Auburn beat Michigan on Friday in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16. The Tigers will take on Michigan State on Sunday in the Elite Eight.

The No. 1 Auburn Tigers will face their third-straight Big Ten Opponent in the NCAA Tournament when they take on legendary coach Tom Izzo and his No. 2 Michigan