The No. 1 Auburn Tigers will face their third-straight Big Ten Opponent in the NCAA Tournament when they take on legendary coach Tom Izzo and his No. 2 Michigan State Spartans.

Michigan State excels on the offensive glass, holds its opponents to a paltry 28% shooting from deep (If you can’t shoot you better make sure the other team can’t either), gets to the charity stripe and masks its weakness by only taking the occasional 3. But Auburn is Auburn. The Tigers earned the No. 1 seed for a reason.

For the first time since 2013, Michigan will face a No. 1 seed in the Sweet Sixteen. The Wolverines will tangle with the Auburn Tigers, the tournament’s No. 1 overall seed, in Atlanta on Friday night (9:39 p.