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Auburn held its edge over the rest of the SEC once again this past week. (John Reed-Imagn Images)
Auburn, Alabama and Florida all stuck around at the top of the poll again this week. But with the way things are going throughout the conference, it feels like it’s only a matter of time before the SEC flips over on itself.
Here’s everything you missed in Week 12 of the college basketball season, and the latest Associated Press men’s basketball poll.
Auburn holds SEC lead
Johni Broome is back, and Auburn is still on top of the SEC.
The Tigers picked up their 11th straight win on Saturday night when they beat Tennessee 53-51. It marked Broome’s first game back from an ankle injury. He had a team-high 16 points and 13 rebounds off the bench in the win, which marked the lowest point total the Tigers have had all year.
Though it wasn’t a great offensive showing — Auburn went just 3-of-20 from the 3-point line — it was a win nonetheless. Auburn held onto the No. 1 ranking in this week’s poll, and kept its lead in what has been an otherwise chaotic stretch of conference play. They’ll travel to LSU on Wednesday before a road game against No. 23 Ole Miss on Saturday.
The top five in this week’s poll didn’t change, with Duke, Iowa State, Alabama and Florida all holding strong. Cooper Flagg and the Blue Devils, who will host North Carolina this weekend, grabbed their 13th straight win on Saturday by beating Wake Forest on the road. The Cyclones survived a tight road win over Arizona State on Saturday, too.
Back in the SEC, the Crimson Tide struggled to get past LSU and star Mark Sears sat out of the second half of Saturday’s game after he was held scoreless in the first 20 minutes. The Gators, still 18-2, will turn around and take on Tennessee — which dropped two spots to No. 8 — on Saturday. The Vols will have…
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Publish date : 2025-01-27 18:10:00
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