The Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers each took big leaps in the latest versions of men's basketball. AP voting.

auburn The Tigers bounced back from a 0-2 week in which they lost two games on the road and fell from 8th to 16th place with 0 wins and 2 losses, moving them up to 12th place. Last Wednesday, the Tigers defeated Vanderbilt at home, followed by a blowout win over Ole on the road. Saturday was a mistake.

Alabama It was a great week for the Tide, with a come-from-behind win on the road against Georgia and a 99-67 win at home against a quality Mississippi State team, with what may have been their best performance of the season.

As a result, the Tide moved up eight spots from 24th to 16th, one spot behind South Carolina and one spot ahead of Kentucky.

With both teams rising in the rankings, a second epic clash against The Plains is scheduled for Wednesday night.

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Alabama will look to sweep Auburn for the second year in a row in Neville Arena, one of the most difficult environments to play college basketball.

Meanwhile, Auburn will be looking for what could be a big win against an Alabama team that sits just one game ahead of them in the SEC standings with the Tide leading the way at 8-1 and the Tigers at 7-2. .

Basketball's Iron Bowl has quickly become one of the best rivalries in the sport, and with both teams looking good, Wednesday should be another classic matchup.

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