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It was a rough week for the Auburn Tigers to say the least.
Their 11-game win streak was snapped on the road last Wednesday to rival Alabama, and their bad luck continued last Saturday as the Tigers dropped its second consecutive game in a defensive battle to Mississippi State.
As one can imagine, the polls were not kind to Auburn as they suffered one of the week’s biggest drops. After losing two straight games, the Tigers are now No. 16 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, falling ten places.
A win over Auburn has pushed Alabama back into the poll at No. 22, which brings the SEC’s representation to four teams in the latest update. Tennessee remains at No. 5 after earning a convincing win over Vanderbilt on Saturday. Kentucky drops two places to No. 8 after suffering a 79-62 road loss to South Carolina last Tuesday.
Auburn’s 10-spot drop was surprisingly not the biggest of the week. Oklahoma fell 11 places to No. 24 after losing to Texas and Texas Tech last week.
The Tigers look to return to the win column this week by hosting Vanderbilt on Wednesday and hitting the road on Saturday to meet with Ole Miss. Auburn has a win over both teams so far in the young SEC season.
A look at the full Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:
Rank
Team
Record
Points
Change
1
UConn
18-2
766 (23)
–
2
Purdue
19-2
746 (8)
–
3
North Carolina
17-3
710
–
4
Houston
18-2
680
–
5
Tennessee
15-4
658
–
6
Wisconsin
16-4
593
+4
6
Duke
15-4
512
+5
8
Kentucky
15-4
510
-2
9
Kansas
16-4
503
-1
10
Marquette
15-5
454
+5
11
Iowa State
16-4
408
+7
12
Arizona
15-5
405
-3
13
Creighton
16-5
367
+3
14
Illinois
15-5
359
-3
15
Texas Tech
16-3
340
+6
16
Auburn
16-4
331
-10
17
Utah State
18-2
258
+3
18
Baylor
14-5
188
-4
19
Dayton
16-3
166
-2
20
New Mexico
18-3
162
+5
21
BYU
15-5
153
-2
22
Alabama
14-6
147
+4
23
Florida Atlantic
17-4
122
+1
24
Oklahoma
15-5
106
-11
25
TCU
15-5
99
+5
Schools Dropped Out
No. 22 Memphis; No. 23 Colorado State;
Others Receiving Votes
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Author : Auburn Wire
Publish date : 2024-01-29 20:00:08
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