Auburn Basketball to open season at No. 15

[aubiefifty 17,332]

Auburn Basketball to open season at No. 15 the AP Top 25 preseason poll

Taylor Jones

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Rejoice, College Basketball fans. The 2022-23 season is inching ever closer to tip-off, and the anticipation has grown even more now that preseason polls are starting to be released.

The Associated Press poll was the latest to be released to the public, dropping one day after the KenPom rankings were revealed.

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The voters expect Auburn to have a strong season in 2022-23, as they have voted the Tigers No. 15 in their initial top 25 poll that was released on Monday.

Auburn is one of five SEC teams that will begin the season nationally ranked, joining Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, and archrival Alabama. Texas A&M and Florida received votes as well.

Here is the full preseason poll to begin the 2022-23 season:

1. North Carolina
2. Gonzaga
3. Houston
4. Kentucky
5. Baylor
6. Kansas
7. Duke
8. UCLA
9. Creighton
10. Arkansas
11. Tennessee
12. Texas
13. Indiana
14. TCU
15. Auburn
16. Villanova
17. Arizona
18. Virginia
19. San Diego State
20. Alabama
21. Oregon
22. Michigan
23. Illinois
24. Dayton
25. Texas Tech

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 112, UConn 101, Miami 66, Purdue 56, Saint Louis 36, Michigan St. 35, Florida St. 32, Xavier 29, Wyoming 25, Ohio St. 23, Iowa 13, Rutgers 4, Southern Cal 3, Florida 3, Toledo 1, UAB 1, Memphis 1, Virginia Tech 1, Notre Dame 1.

[gravejd 3,280]

That feels like a "we don't really know what to do with this Auburn team. They don't look scary on paper but they are always good and we are tired of them making our rankings look bad" kind of ranking

[AUinMS9528 1,086]

2 hours ago, gravejd said:

That feels like a "we don't really know what to do with this Auburn team. They don't look scary on paper but they are always good and we are tired of them making our rankings look bad" kind of ranking

Yeah, I was kinda surprised to see us ranked that high in preseason.   Maybe the voters are finally tired of AU burning them.  🤣

[BHDAU1 240]

The pollsters know that Pearl will have a good team every year, no matter who we lose to the NBA.  Pearl has built a program that has the ability to compete for championships every year.  He laid a solid foundation and has continued to improve it every single year by making sure he has the best facilities, coaches, and support from the university to be among the best in the country.  It is truly a remarkable achievement given where AU had been.  Just getting the caliber of recruits and transfers he gets alone is amazing.  If the University makes sure that Pearl stays here by paying whatever it takes I don't see any reason why Auburn wont end up a perennial top 5 program for recruits.  

[ArgoEagle 1,862]

That's fine. I don't think it will take us long to crack the Top 10.

[thewhiz7 273]

The only reason we may not end the season better than 15th is because the SEC is going to be very good this year. There will be some beating up on each other.

[toddc 13,194]

I think kenpom (sp)? So has us at 13

Edited October 20, 2022 by toddc