To call Auburn basketball's latest effort far from perfect may be understating it. However, it was enough for a win, as the Tigers escaped No. 23 Georgia to remain perfect in SEC play.

Georgia basketball was within striking distance late against No. 1 Auburn but the Tigers fended off the No. 23 Bulldogs in Athens

The Auburn Tigers remain the top team in the latest AP Top 25 poll while the Alabama Crimson Tide come in at No. 4.

The No. 1 Auburn Tigers hit the road for another difficult-road test when they take on the No. 23 Georgia Bulldogs in Athens.

Tahaad Pettiford scored a season-high 24 points off the bench, helping lead the visiting No. 1 Auburn Tigers to a 70-68 win over the Georgia Bulldogs in Southeastern Conference play

The freshman guard sets a new season high with 24 points that made the difference in the tight bout against rival Georgia

After beating No. 6 Tennessee over the weekend, here's where Auburn basketball landed in the latest Top 25 polls.

"Let's go Auburn chants!" are cascading here as the Tigers open a 58-48 lead. Georgia fans see Brock Bowers on the big screen and cheer in response. The Tigers went up by 10 on a Tahaad Pettiford ...

It's been enough for the Tigers to keep Georgia at arm's length, re-extending their lead to double digits. It's 58-48, Auburn. 12:12, 2H: The Tigers haven't been able to get a ton of shots lately ...

Michigan State moved up one spot to No. 7 and was followed by the Vols, who balanced out their close loss to Auburn by beating No. 14 Mississippi State. Marquette and Purdue — which beat then-No. 21 Michigan — rounded out the top 10.

The Tennessee Volunteers were just dealt an unfortunate blow on Monday. One highly touted prospect from the 2026 college football recruiting class has decommitted from the Vols amid 26 offers. It is not all bad news for Tennessee as head coach Josh Heupel and his staff hosted a number of top recruits over the weekend.

Most assuredly, these folks coming together to select and bracket this year’s 68-team field will have prepared for this moment. However, maybe it’s not from the conference they expected. When the Pac-12 cratered and moved teams to the Midwest and East Coast leagues,