Florida takes on the Auburn Tigers after Liv McGill scored 21 points in the Gators' 80-63 loss to the LSU Tigers

There was change at the top of this week's USA TODAY Sports Bracketology with Alabama rising to a No. 1 seed at the expense of SEC rival Tennessee.

Florida Gators (11-9, 2-4 SEC) at Auburn Tigers (10-10, 1-6 SEC) Auburn, Alabama; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Auburn hosts Florida after Deyona Gaston scored 26 points in Auburn’s 96-56 loss ...

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.

Florida was one of the later programs to offer five-star class of 2026 receiver Tristen Keys, but the Gators made the cut for his top 12 on Friday.

The Tigers picked up another much-needed win over Florida. Plus, see the high school basketball games rescheduled from last week:

Cooper is a 2026 four-star running-back prospect out of Chaminade-Madonna High School in Hollywood, Florida. He is currently considering Alabama, Auburn, Georgia and others. The four-star shared ...

Florida Gators (11-9, 2-4 SEC) at Auburn Tigers (10-10, 1-6 SEC) Auburn, Alabama; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida visits Auburn after Liv McGill scored 21 points in Florida’s 80-63 loss ...

Florida Gators (11-9, 2-4 SEC) at Auburn Tigers (10-10, 1-6 SEC) Auburn, Alabama; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Auburn hosts Florida after Deyona Gaston scored 26 points in Auburn's 96-56 loss ...

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.

Two and a half months into the 2024-25 men’s college hoops season, the SEC has made the most of the bigger, badder, and larger basketball leagues. All 16 teams in the league are sitting above .500 overall and have 10 wins or more at this point in the season.

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.