2021–22 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The team's head coach was Bruce Pearl in his eighth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Neville Arena in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 28–6, 15–3 in SEC play to finish as regular season champions. As the No. 1 seed, they were defeated by No. 8 seed Texas A&M in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region, where they defeated Jacksonville State in the First Round before being upset by Miami in the Second Round.

2021–22 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 8
Record28–6 (15–3 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ira Bowman (4th season)
  • Wes Flanigan (4th season)
  • Steven Pearl (5th season)
Home arenaNeville Arena
2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Auburn153 .833286  .824
No. 16 Kentucky144 .778268  .765
No. 15 Tennessee144 .778278  .771
No. 8 Arkansas135 .722289  .757
LSU99 .5002212  .647
Alabama99 .5001914  .576
South Carolina99 .5001813  .581
Texas A&M99 .5002713  .675
Florida99 .5002014  .588
Mississippi State810 .4441816  .529
Vanderbilt711 .3891917  .528
Missouri513 .2781221  .364
Ole Miss414 .2221319  .406
Georgia117 .056626  .188
2022 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On January 24, 2022, the team was voted first in the AP poll for the first time in program history, in the midst of a nineteen-game winning streak.

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