AUBURN, Alabama — Auburn's non-conference schedule could include as many as nine opponents that reached the postseason in 2018.

The Tigers announced their full schedule for the upcoming basketball season, which tips off Nov. 6 against South Alabama inside Auburn Arena.

Seven potential opponents on the schedule, which includes the field in the Maui Invitational, reached the NCAA Tournament last season.

“This schedule is as tough as anybody’s in the country,” Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said. “The Maui Invitational has a historic field. South Alabama and Washington will be as tough of home openers as anyone has in the country. The schedule includes historic programs such as Dayton, Murray State and NC State, as well as NCAA Tournament teams from recent seasons in UNC Asheville and Saint Peter’s. We are also traveling up to Birmingham to play UAB at the BJCC.

“It’s all we want. Our job is to survive it and take advantage of it.”

Auburn will play an exhibition game against Lincoln Memorial on Nov. 2.

The Tigers' biggest non-conference game at Auburn Arena is likely the Nov. 9 matchup against Washington. The Huskies won 21 games last season and return their top seven scorers.

Auburn will host a Division II school, Mississippi College, Nov. 14 before traveling to Maui Invitational for the first time in program history, with games set for Nov. 19 through 21.

Auburn opens the Maui Invitational Nov. 19 against Xavier on ESPN2 at 1:30 p.m. CT.

Auburn and Xavier are joined in the top half of the bracket by Duke and San Diego State. The bottom half features matchups between Arizona and Iowa State, as well as Gonzaga and Illinois.

Auburn is coming off its second-best season in school history in terms of wins (24). The Tigers won the program's third SEC championship in the regular season and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Leading scorer Mustapha Heron transferred to St. John's in the offseason, but the Tigers return the bulk of their roster and add two bluechip prospects who sat on the bench last season due to self-imposed suspensions: 5-star center Austin Wiley and 4-star guard/forward Danjel Purifoy.

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Auburn’s 2018-19 schedule

Nov. 2 (Fri.) Lincoln Memorial (Exh.)

Nov. 6 (Tue.) South Alabama

Nov. 9 (Fri.) Washington

Nov. 14 (Wed.) Mississippi College

Maui Invitational (Maui, Hawaii)

Nov. 19 (Mon.) vs. Xavier

Nov. 20 (Tue.) vs. Duke/San Diego State

Nov. 21 (Wed.) vs. Arizona/Iowa State/Gonzaga/Illinois

Nov. 28 (Wed.) Saint Peter’s

Dec. 4 (Tue.) UNC Asheville

Dec. 8 (Sat.) Dayton

Dec. 15 (Sat.) at UAB (BJCC)

Dec. 19 (Wed.) at NC State

Dec. 22 (Sat.) Murray State

Dec. 29 (Sat.) North Florida

Jan. 9 (Wed.) * at Ole Miss

Jan. 12 (Sat.) * Georgia

Jan. 16 (Wed.) * at Texas A&M

Jan. 19 (Sat.) * Kentucky

Jan. 22 (Tue.) * at South Carolina

Jan. 26 (Sat.) * at Mississippi State

Jan. 30 (Wed.) * Missouri

Feb. 2 (Sat.) * Alabama

Feb. 5 (Tue.) * Florida

Feb. 9 (Sat.) * at LSU

Feb. 13 (Wed.) * Ole Miss

Feb. 16 (Sat.) * at Vanderbilt

Feb. 20 (Wed.) * Arkansas

Feb. 23 (Sat.) * at Kentucky

Feb. 27 (Wed.) * at Georgia

March 2 (Sat.) * Mississippi State

March 5 (Tue.) * at Alabama

March 9 (Sat.) * Tennessee

March 13-17 (Wed.-Sun.) SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn. - Bridgestone Arena)