They defeated Florida and South Carolina to advance to the SEC tournament championship game where they lost to Arkansas.

They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Creighton to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Iowa State.

[1] The Tigers began the season with high hopes, being ranked #4 in the Associated Press pre-season polls.

They stayed in the Top 10 for most of the season until, after Auburn's 68-64 loss on February 22, 2000 to Alabama, it was discovered star forward Chris Porter had accepted money from an agent.

They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a 1 seed for the first time in program history.