Auburn claimed the program’s second No. 1 ranking last week and won both its games despite playing without injured big man Johni Broome. The Tigers rolled over No. 14 Mississippi State 88-66 and survived a late comeback to beat then-No. 19 Georgia 70-68.

Two and a half months into the 2024-25 men’s college hoops season, the SEC has made the most of the bigger, badder, and larger basketball leagues. All 16 teams in the league are sitting above .500 overall and have 10 wins or more at this point in the season.

The Feb. 1 game against Florida will be this year's "Checker" Food City Center Game, and the March 1 game vs. Alabama is slated as an "Orange Out."

The Tigers rolled over No. 14 Mississippi State 88-66 and survived a late comeback to beat then-No. 19 Georgia 70-68.

So where does Florida rank among its fellow confernece peers? The staff at 247Sports has been addressing this question on a weekly basis with their SEC college basketball poll, in which the Gators moved up to a tie for second place with the Alabama Crimson Tide — up three spots from the previous poll.

This is an opinion column. We’ve said it before and why not one final time this college football season? Wow. What an incredible ride through a completely new world this has been. This journey ends Monday night with two northern invaders deciding a champion in the heart of SEC country.

Turnovers played a crucial role in both Alabama and Florida faltering Tuesday night ... the two undefeated teams in SEC play would be No. 1 Auburn (16-1, 4-0) and Ole Miss (15-2, 4-0).

The SEC regular season conference winner odds for Auburn and Alabama basketball show a fierce competition between in-state foes.

The new AP poll is out, and the Auburn Tigers are No. 1 on the list for the second time in program history. The first time was for three weeks in January and February of 2022. Auburn jumped Tennessee for the No. 1 spot after the Volunteers lost 73-43 to Florida on Tuesday in Gainesville. Tennessee had be No. 1 for five weeks.

As a result, Iowa State dropped one spot to No. 3 in the AP poll. It's still the highest-ranked team in the Big 12. Kansas moved to No. 12 this week, and Houston came in at No. 7. Duke leapt Iowa State to No. 2.

On Tuesday evening, five-star running back Derrek Cooper announced his top 10 schools list. FSU made the cut alongside Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Miami, Penn State, Auburn, Ohio State, Texas A&M, and Ole Miss. Cooper has held an offer from the Seminoles since February 2024.

Five-star wide receiver Tristen Keys has narrowed his list of schools to 12 college football programs, per On3's Hayes Fawcett. Schools from the SEC, Big Ten and ACC were represented. From the SEC were LSU,