The No. 1 seed Auburn Tigers (29-5) square off against the No. 9 seed Creighton Bluejays (25-10) on Saturday in a second-round matchup in the South Region of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Tigers, who landed the top overall seed in the March Madness field,

Madness Round 2 includes No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 9 Creighton. Here are expert picks, predictions and how to watch Auburn vs Creighton.

Auburn won the SEC regular-season crown by a game with a 15-3 league record and lost in the semifinals of the conference tournament. The Tigers beat 16 seed play-in winner Alabama State 83-63 on Thursday before taking down 9 seed Creighton.

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said a trip to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament was no sure thing, and experienced Creighton made his top-seeded team work for it before the Tigers found their defensive mojo in the second half and closed out the ninth-seeded Bluejays 82-70 on Saturday night to reach the Sweet 16.

Freshman Tahaad Pettiford had a game to remember in Auburn's win over Creighton. What other factors led to the win?