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Auburn basketball experienced the ebbs and flows of life in the SEC last week.
The Tigers opened the week by blowing out rival Alabama by 18 points on Wednesday at home before experiencing a trap game in Gainesville on Saturday, losing 81-65 to Florida. The uneven week has caused Auburn to take a slight hit in the latest rankings.
The updated USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll was released Monday, and the Tigers have fallen to No. 12, down one spot from a week ago.
This week’s slate will provide a challenge to Auburn, as they will face two teams in the top 25 at home. The week begins Wednesday as the hottest team in the SEC, South Carolina, pays a visit to the Plains. The Gamecocks jump nine spots to No. 11 after taking care of Ole Miss and Vanderbilt at home. Kentucky, which visits Auburn on Saturday, fell to No. 20 after suffering its fourth loss over its last six games on Saturday to Gonzaga.
Five SEC schools are in this week’s coaches poll. Joining the aforementioned programs are Tennessee at No. 9 and Alabama at No. 15.
A look at the full Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:
Rank
Team
Record
Points
Change
1
UConn
22-2
792 (24)
–
2
Purdue
22-2
776 (8)
–
3
Houston
21-3
722
+2
4
Marquette
18-5
647
+3
5
North Carolina
19-5
643
-2
6
Arizona
19-5
642
+2
7
Kansas
19-5
635
-3
8
Duke
18-5
529
+2
9
Tennessee
17-6
524
-3
10
Iowa State
18-5
510
+4
11
South Carolina
21-3
475
+9
12
Auburn
19-5
421
-1
13
Baylor
17-6
402
–
14
Illinois
17-6
356
-2
15
Alabama
17-7
337
+1
16
Creighton
17-7
242
+2
17
BYU
17-6
202
+2
18
Dayton
19-4
195
-1
19
St Mary’s
20-6
185
+7
20
Kentucky
16-7
136
-5
21
Wisconsin
16-8
117
-12
21
Oklahoma
18-6
117
+10
23
Virginia
19-5
109
+7
24
Indiana State
22-3
106
+3
25
Colorado State
19-5
96
+4
Schools Dropped Out
No. 21 Utah State; No. 22 Florida Atlantic; No. 23 Texas Tech; No. 24 San Diego State; No. 25 New Mexico
Others Receiving Votes
Utah State 94; Texas Tech 89; Florida Atlantic 63; Clemson 38; Gonzaga 35; San Diego State…
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Author : Auburn Wire
Publish date : 2024-02-12 18:31:16
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