The team's head coach was Cliff Ellis, who was in his fifth season at Auburn.

The team played their home games at Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama.

They defeated Alabama to advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky.

They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Winthrop and Oklahoma State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Ohio State.

[3] Roster [4][5] [6] *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.