Anger Boils Over Favoritism Toward Cooper Flagg & Co. as Selection Committee’s Auburn Hate Is Exposed

Selection Sunday is a wrap, and the madness is officially upon us! The brackets are set, the debates are rolling, and surprise, surprise (not really, though!) controversy is brewing. The SEC dominated the day with a record 14 of its 16 teams making the NCAA tournament, while the Big Ten (8 teams) and Big 12 (7 teams) followed suit. But you know what’s got fans really talking? Bias. And, well, the usual dose of favoritism, especially when it comes to Cooper Flagg’s Duke.

The Blue Devils fans are celebrating after the team secured a No. 1 seed in the East Region. But while the they get a cozy start in Raleigh, Auburn, the top overall seed, might be walking into a setup. The Tigers are headed to Lexington, Kentucky, for their first two rounds, which—on paper—sounds fine. 

But if Louisville wins its first-round matchup against Creighton, they’ll have home-state advantage against Auburn in round two. Well, fans aren’t buying that this was just a coincidence. 

One X user vented on X, “Wait. Auburn is the top seed but may have to face Louisville in the state of Kentucky in the second round?” Another added, “And Duke, of course, is safe on the East Coast.”

Wait. Auburn is the top seed but may have to face Louisville in the state of Kentucky in the second round?

— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) March 16, 2025

Barring an upset, Duke will face either Mississippi State or Baylor in the Round of 32, but the Tigers might be battling a hostile crowd. Fair? Fans don’t think so.

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