GOOD NEWS: The Auburn men’s basketball team extremely overwhelmed with joy as Auburn have been included in AP Poll for first time in 2023-24 season

The Auburn men’s basketball team made its debut in the AP Poll rankings for the 2023–24 campaign on the first day of 2024. The poll, which was made public on Monday afternoon, had the Tigers at number twenty-five. This was the ninth poll of the season, and all but one of the prior polls had Auburn earning votes.

Auburn's triumph over Kentucky showcased the strength of SEC basketball -  Sports Illustrated

The Tigers are now ranked after being among the first two teams to miss the rankings for two weeks in a row. The Tigers were the first club to be left off of the Dec. 26 poll rankings, having gotten the 27th-most votes in the rankings that were made public on Dec. 18.

The Tigers are listed alongside No. 5 Tennessee, No. 6 Kentucky, and No. 22 Ole Miss as one of four SEC teams.

Strong second half leads No. 13 Auburn past Texas Southern 72-56 - Auburn  University Athletics

The Tigers have been rated at least once in six of the last seven seasons—a run that started with the 2017–18 campaign—after Auburn was added to the rankings. Auburn had not been included in the poll since 2003 before that.

The No. 25 Tigers will play their final nonconference game against Penn on Tuesday, January 2, before making the trip to Bud Walton Arena for the SEC opener against Arkansas on Saturday, January 6.

 

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