With 3-0 SEC start, Auburn climbs up to No. 13 in AP top 25 poll

With 3-0 SEC start, Auburn climbs up to No. 13 in AP top 25 poll

After a 2-0 week, Auburn jumped up three spots in the AP Poll released on Jan. 15 to be ranked No. 13.

Auburn beat both Texas A&M and LSU in Neville Arena last week to improve its record to 14-2. Auburn sits atop the SEC alongside Alabama as the only 3-0 teams in league play. Alabama is not ranked.

Auburn has won nine consecutive games since the Dec. 3 loss to Appalachian State.

The Tigers’ jump comes after a week where much of the top 25 around Auburn struggled. Fourteen teams in last week’s top 25 poll lost a game. That includes four of the top five teams and seven of the top 10. Houston and Oklahoma, both of which were ranked in the top 10 last week, lost twice.

Auburn continues to be rated even better in computer metrics. KenPom has Auburn as the No. 4 overall team and as one of only two teams with top 10 offensive and defensive efficiency ratings. Arizona is the only other.

Matt Cohen covers Auburn sports for AL.com. You can follow him on X at @Matt_Cohen_ or email him at [email protected]