Auburn, Ala. (EETV) - The Tigers soar to No. 11 from No. 19 in this week's AP Poll after handily defeating Mizzou and LSU.
With their 95-70, Auburn remains perfect at home, going 11-0 in the Auburn Arena this season.
The Tigers won both their games this past week by an average of 21.5 points. This season, Auburn is defeating SEC opponents by an average of 14.4 points.
Auburn is still the highest ranked SEC team in the nation. No. 18 Tennessee, No. 21 Kentucky and No. 23 Florida round
With their wins over Mizzou and LSU, Auburn (7-1) stands alone at the top of the SEC. Florida (6-2) and Alabama (5-3) round out the top-3 in the SEC.
This week, Auburn is, once again, set to play two conference games. First, the Tigers will travel to Ole Miss Tuesday. They will return home Saturday to take on Vanderbilt.
Tip-off against Ole Miss (Jan. 30) will be 8 p.m. Auburn will tip-off Saturday (Feb. 3) against Vanderbilt at 7:30 p.m.
Both games will be broadcast on the SEC Network. Admission is free for all homes games for students with a valid Ignited Card.
The Jan. 29 AP Rankings are as followed:
1. Villanova
2. Virginia
3. Purdue
4. Duke
5. Michigan State
6. Xavier
7. Kansas
8. Cincinnati
9. Arizona
10. Texas Tech
11. Auburn
12. Oklahoma
13. St. Mary's
14. Gonzaga
15. West Virginia
16. Wichita State
17. Ohio State
18. Tennessee
19. North Carolina
20. Clemson
21. Kentucky
22. Rhode Island
23. Florida
24. Michigan
25. Arizona State
