Earlier in the week, while discussing Auburn, I explained why I think the Tigers deserve their No. 1 ranking but acknowledged I also find it hard to believe they're actually the best team in the country without the injured Johni Broome.

For the first time in more than a month, somebody other than Tennessee is leading the way in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. The Volunteers' shocking

Another week of SEC conference play is in the books. Here's an updated look at where SEC basketball teams rank in the latest Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 poll:

There's a new No. 1 in college basketball's latest AP Top 25 poll Monday, as Auburn has supplanted Tennessee at the top of the men's college basketball rankings. The Tigers ascended to the top of the rankings after No.

Iowa State, which jumped to No. 2 behind Auburn, hold the program’s highest-ever ranking with big tests ahead this week. Kansas and Houston, two other Big 12 contenders with identical records, each moved ahead two spots to return to the top 10,

Auburn is No. 1 in the CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings for the sixth consecutive morning and will likely move to No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll when it updates later Monday.

Auburn has climbed to No. 1 in The Associated Press men's basketball poll for its second stint at the top in program history, while fellow Southeastern Conference program Georgia is in the rankings for the first time in 14 years.