Charles Barkley openly admits he hopes he is wrong.

The NBA-turned-college basketball analyst may be an Auburn homer, but when it came time to put pen to paper for his NCAA Tournament bracket, he shocked the CBS panel with his Final Four.

March Madness indeed.

The former NBA and Auburn star has Bruce Pearl’s Tigers advancing to the Final Four after beating Michigan State in the Elite Eight.

However, Barkley has his Tigers losing to his eventual national champion, the Florida Gators.

“Oh, you took Florida over your own team,” Kenny Smith exclaimed during the CBS broadcast on Thursday. “He’s out of control.”

Ernie Johnson, just replied, “Wow.”

Barkley has Arizona beating Gonzaga in the other national semifinal.

“You can’t write down with your heart,” Barkley said of picking against Auburn, adding you have to be unbias.

He added, “We’re supposed to be unbiased. What are we, Fox News?! What are we Fox News in here now? This ain’t Fox News, we don’t have to repeat everything the idiots say every day.”

For those wondering, he has Alabama being bounced from the tournament in the Sweet 16 by BYU.

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.