The Gators won the only regular-season matchup between the two SEC rivals in February when they came into Auburn and left with an impressive road victory. Florida also went on to win the SEC tournament, although both programs landed No. 1 seeds in the Big Dance.

Despite how talented the SEC was during the 2024-25 college basketball season, only one squad will be able to represent them in March Madness' national championship game. It all boils down to either the Auburn Tigers or Florida Gators in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers looks ready for war.

Now heading to the programs second Final Four appearance in history, the Tigers will get another shot at the Florida Gators.

Breaking down the current Auburn national championship odds and best bets for the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

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 and complete a sweep of No. 1 seeds advancing to the Final Four.

Auburn held off Michigan State 70-64 on Sunday after national player-of-the-year candidate Johni Broome briefly exited with an elbow injury.

Now, attention will turn to the 2025-26 season, where expectations will be much higher than many would have expected after the Spartans had their best season since the start of COVID-19 and the days of Cassius Winston.

The No. 1 overall seed Auburn Tigers punched their ticket to the NCAA men’s Final Four with a 70-64 win over Michigan State in Atlanta on Sunday.

After the game, an emotional Izzo met with the media to discuss his team and where they go from here. You can see what he had to say below: Said he thought the team started out poorly in the Auburn loss and couldn't recover from the early 17-0 run by Auburn.

All it took was one possession for Michigan State’s Jaxon Kohler to get a sense of what he was up against with Auburn big man Johni Broome.

Below, you can see our takeaways from a heartbreaking loss for the Spartans: Michigan State's three best wing shooters, Jaden Akins, Tre Holloman, and Jase Richardson, combined to go 3-for-17 from three against Auburn.

While the offseason has just begun, the transfer portal never stops and Michigan State has some key roster decisions to quickly parse through