Auburn continues to win games that are reduced to the cable. He has also kept them at the top of the Top 25 AP.
The Tigers were the unanimous choice at the top of the male university basketball survey for the second consecutive week on Monday, obtaining the 62 votes of the National Media Panel. His place in number 1 solidified when Miles Kelly connected a triple triple with 30 seconds to boost Auburn to a 53-51 victory over then not. 6 Tennessee this weekend.
“We can play better, and we could still beat a great team,” said the coach of the Tigers, Bruce Pearl. “We have won four of the last six games in the last possession. It will be a battle every night, but we are happy with this because that is a great team.”
The Tigers obtained the American striker Johnni Broome from an ankle injury that had set him aside for two games. He led the way with 16 points, 12 rebounds and four shots blocked against the VOLS.
The Tigers led among the top five that did not change the previous week. Duke remained number 2, followed by the state of Iowa, Alabama and Florida, who recovered to beat South Carolina at the beginning of the week before a resounding victory over Georgia.
The big changes came another part of the Top 25.
Houston uploaded a place to number 6, thanks to a defeat of Utah and a frantic two -time victory in Kansas.
“Our children have a clear understanding of how we won,” said the Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson. “The way we won in the extra double time, I think he speaks of the culture of this program, how hard our children are and our ability to endure there, you know?”
Michigan State rose a place to number 7 and was followed by the VOLS, who balanced their close defeat against Auburn by beating No. 14 Mississippi State. Marquette and Purdue, who beat the then. 21 Michigan – completed the Top 10.
Kansas uploaded a place to No. 11, despite the loss against the Couchars, while Kentucky fell three points to No. 12 after losing to Vanderbilt. Texas A&M and the state of Mississippi were the following after each 1-1 in the week, and St. John's jumped five places to No. 15 after beating Xavier in extra time, matching the best classification for the red storm from on December 29, 2014.
Oregon was number 16 and followed by Wisconsin, Illinois, Memphis and Missouri. Louisville continued his rise, now until number 21, and was followed by Texas Tech, who entered the survey after two victories last week. Mississippi fell to number 23, Vanderbilt broke into the survey at number 24 and the two -time National Defensor Champion Uconn fell to number 25 after his defeat against Xavier.
Rising and falls
St. John's and Memphis made the biggest jumps, climbing five places this week. The Red Storm has won six followed from a defeat against Creighton, while the Tigers have won seven of their last eight and are tied at the top of the American Athletic Conference.
Ole Miss fell seven points after narrow defeats against Texas A&M and Missouri, while Uconn fell six but remained in the top 25 for the 52nd consecutive week, the fourth longest streak behind Houston (98), Kansas (77) and Tennessee (72).
Inside and outside
Texas Tech made his debut in the Top 25 season at number 22 after beating Cincinnati and Oklahoma State to direct his winning streak Big 12 to four games. Vanderbilt entered the survey at number 24 for the first time since December 7, 2015, since the women's team also ruled out the survey this week for the first time since 2014.
His points came to the expense of Michigan and West Virginia, who lost their two teams by un classified teams last week.
Conference clock
The SEC continued to dominate the top 25 with three teams among the top five, four in the Top 10 and 10 in the survey in general. The Big Ten was the next with five classified teams; Big 12 had four, Big East Three, the ACC TWO and the American had one.
