The Florida Gators were defeated 74-51 by Auburn on Sunday afternoon in Auburn, Alabama. With the loss, UF’s record now stands at 11-10 overall and 2-5 in SEC play.
Auburn, Alabama; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida visits Auburn after Liv McGill scored 21 points in Florida's 80-63 loss to the LSU Tigers. The Tigers have gone 6-4 at home. Auburn is 1-3 in games decided by less than 4 points.
Auburn, Alabama; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Auburn hosts Florida after Deyona Gaston scored 26 points in Auburn's 96-56 loss to the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The Tigers have gone 6-4 at home. Auburn ranks seventh in the SEC at limiting opponent scoring,
The Tigers picked up another much-needed win over Florida. Plus, see the high school basketball games rescheduled from last week:
ESPN's "College GameDay" is returning to the Plains for a fifth time this Saturday, ahead of a matchup with No. 6 Tennessee. Here's how Auburn basketball has fared with the show in town.
Auburn claimed the program’s second No. 1 ranking last week and won both its games despite playing without injured big man Johni Broome. The Tigers rolled over No. 14 Mississippi State 88-66 and survived a late comeback to beat then-No. 19 Georgia 70-68.
Johni Broome 's injury makes Auburn's spot more tenuous, but the Tigers beat Mississippi State by 22 even without him. Duke is barely breaking a sweat while blowing out inferior ACC competition. And then there's Iowa State, which has only a two-point loss to Auburn blemishing its résumé and just dispatched Kansas by 17.
The Vols likely would catapult onto the No. 1 seed line with a win at Auburn, but it would carry weight beyond the immediate effect on bracketology. A win at Auburn would give Tennessee two marquee road wins on its NCAA Tournament profile come Selection Sunday. The other was a 66-64 win at Illinois On dec. 14.
On Tuesday evening, five-star running back Derrek Cooper announced his top 10 schools list. FSU made the cut alongside Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Miami, Penn State, Auburn, Ohio State, Texas A&M, and Ole Miss. Cooper has held an offer from the Seminoles since February 2024.
Despite Iowa State ’s 64-57 loss at then-unranked West Virginia, the Cyclones moved down just one spot. While Alabama, Florida and Tennessee stayed put, Michigan State (16-2) and Houston (14-3) made significant jumps.
The new AP poll is out, and the Auburn Tigers are No. 1 on the list for the second time in program history. The first time was for three weeks in January and February of 2022. Auburn jumped Tennessee for the No. 1 spot after the Volunteers lost 73-43 to Florida on Tuesday in Gainesville. Tennessee had be No. 1 for five weeks.
The Tigers rolled over No. 14 Mississippi State 88-66 and survived a late comeback to beat then-No. 19 Georgia 70-68.