LSU has posted a solid overall record of 12-7 so far this season but only has one win in six tries against fellow SEC teams. The Bayou Bengals have lost two in a row coming in, to the top-25-ranked Texas A&M Aggies and Alabama Crimson Tide, respectively.

The No. 1 Auburn Tigers hit the road to take on LSU after an emotional win against Tennessee. Can Auburn avoid the trap game in Baton Rouge?

Texas Longhorns (16-2, 3-1 SEC) at Auburn Tigers (9-8, 0-4 SEC) Auburn, Alabama; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Auburn takes on No. 7 Texas after Deyona Gaston scored 23 points in Auburn's 80 ...

Auburn joins other new participants Baylor, Gonzaga, Iowa State, Kansas, Michigan, St. Joseph’s, St. John’s and Syracuse. They will join returners Alabama, Creighton, Houston, Notre Dame, Oregon, Rutgers, San Diego State and Texas A&M in 2025.

Texas Tech made its Top 25 season debut at No. 22 after beating Cincinnati and Oklahoma State to run its Big 12 winning streak to four games. Vanderbilt entered the poll at No. 24 for the first time since Dec. 7, 2015, as the women's team also cracked the poll this week for the first time since 2014.

The SEC held 10 of the 25 spots in the newest AP Top 25 poll in college basketball, including 3 of the top 5 spots.

Johni Broome is back, and Auburn is still on top of the SEC. The Tigers picked up their 11th straight win on Saturday night when they beat Tennessee 53-51. It marked Broome’s first game back from an ankle injury. He had a team-high 16 points and 13 rebounds off the bench in the win, which marked the lowest point total the Tigers have had all year.

The Vols likely would catapult onto the No. 1 seed line with a win at Auburn, but it would carry weight beyond the immediate effect on bracketology. A win at Auburn would give Tennessee two marquee road wins on its NCAA Tournament profile come Selection Sunday. The other was a 66-64 win at Illinois On dec. 14.

The No. 1 Auburn Tigers host the No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers tonight. Here are three keys for the Tigers to prevail over the Vols.

Auburn basketball announced Friday that it'll play in the 2025, 2026 and 2027 Players Era Men’s Championship in Las Vegas, an early season MTE that debuted this season.

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It’s kept them on top of the AP Top 25, too. The Tigers were the unanimous choice atop the men’s college basketball poll for the second consecutive week Monday, getting all 62 votes from the national media panel.