Auburn checks in at No. 12

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Auburn checks in at No. 12 in lastest AP Poll

Daniel Locke

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Following a week in which they went 2-0, the Auburn Tigers climbed one spot in the latest AP Poll, moving from No. 13 to No. 12.

Auburn beat the Missouri Tigers 101-74 on the road on Tuesday.

Auburn shot 52.3% from the field, 34.8% from 3-point range and 86.2% from the free-throw line. Johni Broome led in scoring with 17 points and in rebounds with eight and Aden Holloway led in assists with five.

Missouri shot 33.9% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range and 88.6% from the free-throw line. Sean East II led in scoring with 21 points and in assists with three and Aidan Shaw led in rebounds with nine.

Auburn beat the Georgia Bulldogs 92-78 at home on Saturday.

The Tigers shot 51.6% from the field, 47.8% from 3-point range and 60% from the free-throw line. Denver Jones led in scoring with 21 points, Chad Baker-Mazara led in rebounds with seven and Broome and Chaney Johnson co-led in assists with five each.

The Bulldogs shot 42.2% from the field, 31.8% from 3-point range and 56.7% from the free-throw line. Silas Demary Jr. led in scoring with 15 points, Russel Tchewa led in rebounds with 10 and in assists with three.

Auburn locked up the No. 4 seed in the SEC Tournament.

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Auburn advances two places in final USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll of regular season

Taylor Jones

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Auburn basketball closed the regular season by smashing Missouri on the road and taking down rival Georgia at home. They are currently on a three-game winning streak and are being rewarded for it in the rankings.

In the final USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll of the regular season, Auburn has jumped to No. 12, a two-spot increase from last week’s poll. The Tigers are one of five programs to represent the SEC in this week’s poll.

Tennessee remains the highest-ranked SEC squad by checking in at No. 5. The Volunteers fall one spot after losing its regular season finale to Kentucky on Saturday. Speaking of the Wildcats, they crack the top 10 by advancing four places to No. 9 after winning its fifth straight game on Saturday in Knoxville.

South Carolina remains at No. 16 after splitting last week’s action with Tennessee and Mississippi State. Alabama falls to No. 19 after dropping a road contest to Florida and barely hanging on to defeat Arkansas at home on Saturday. Despite beating Alabama, Florida was kicked out of this week’s top 25 after being upset by Vanderbilt on Saturday in Nashville.

Nevada was this week’s biggest mover by jumping five spots to No. 22. Creighton, Kentucky, Utah State, and Texas Tech all moved up four spots. Washington State suffered the biggest drop of the week, falling from No. 20 to No. 25.

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