Auburn Basketball Rises Inside Top 10 In Latest AP Top 25 Poll
The Auburn Tigers are continuing to rise in the rankings.
After throttling the Vanderbilt Commodores and Ole Miss Rebels last week, Auburn has finally climbed inside the top 10 of the AP top 25 poll.
The two victories over conference opponents were dominant, but there was some extra chaos happening across college basketball that helped the Tigers rise to a season-high No. 8 ranking.
The Kansas Jayhawks fell four stops after losing to the West Virginia Mountaineers. The Duke Blue Devils, who were near the top five, fell all the way to No. 12 following their loss to the Pittsburgh Panthers at home. The Baylor Bears also dropped out of the top 10 alongside the Memphis Tigers.
Only two other SEC teams landed in the top 25, with the Tigers having booted Ole Miss out. the Tennessee Volunteers landed at No. 5, and the Kentucky Wildcats, who dropped 105 points on the Georgia Bulldogs over the weekend, rose to No. 6.
Here's the latest AP top 25 poll as of January 22nd, 2024.
1. UConn (44)
2. Purdue (17)
3. North Carolina
4. Houston
5. Tennessee
6. Kentucky
7. Kansas
8. Auburn
9. Arizona
10. Illinois
11. Oklahoma
12. Duke
13. Wisconsin
14. Marquette
15. Baylor
16. Dayton
17. Creighton
18. Utah State
19. Memphis
20. Texas Tech
21. BYU
22. FAU
23. Iowa State
24. Colorado State
25. New Mexico
Others receiving votes: Seton Hall 84, San Diego St. 64, Kansas St 39, Alabama 30, TCU 27, Mississippi 25, Princeton 21, Utah 20, Texas 16, Boise St. 9, Florida 6, Gonzaga 6, Grand Canyon 5, Michigan St. 3, Saint Mary's 2, NC State 1, San Francisco 1, Indiana St 1, Samford 1, McNeese St. 1, Colorado 1.
