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Auburn basketball enters top ten in latest AP Poll


The Auburn Tigers have been on a roll lately, remaining the only undefeated team in SEC conference play heading into the weekend.

According to the latest information AP poll released Monday afternoonthe Tigers have broken into the top 10 for the first time this season, ranking 13th last week and rising to No. 8 following back-to-back wins over Vanderbilt and Ole Miss.

Not only that, but Auburn is on an 11-game winning streak, and all of those wins have been by double digits.

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Despite being undefeated in the conference, Auburn still falls behind SEC foes Tennessee (5th) and Kentucky (6th), both of which also had big wins Saturday.

Auburn heads to Tuscaloosa on Wednesday to face an Alabama team that lost to Tennessee in Knoxville.

The game at Alabama will be one of two road games this week for Auburn, who will also travel to Starkville to face Mississippi State this weekend.

Auburn and Alabama meet in the finale on Wednesday night at 6:30pm CST at Coleman Coliseum on ESPN.

Michael Brauner is a senior sports analyst and contributing writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @MBraunerWNSP

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