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Auburn basketball’s rivalry with Alabama has flourished into one of the nation’s most intense in recent years. However, the next chapter of the “Iron Bowl of Basketball” will feature a storyline this rivalry has not experienced in several years.
Neither Auburn nor Alabama is ranked in the latest USA TODAY Coaches Poll ahead of Saturday’s matchup in Neville Arena, marking the first time neither team has been ranked ahead of their scheduled meeting on the hardwood since Jan. 9, 2021, when Alabama took down Auburn, 94-90, in Neville Arena.
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In that span, Auburn and Alabama have played 10 times, with Alabama holding a 6-4 advantage. Both teams were ranked in the top 10 of the coaches’ poll in both meetings last season. No. 2 Auburn took down No. 1 Alabama in Coleman Coliseum on Feb. 15, and No. 8 Alabama returned the favor on March 8 in Auburn by stunning the No. 1 Tigers, 93-91, with a last-second shot by Alabama’s Mark Sears in overtime.
Auburn will face Alabama on Saturday at 3 p.m. CT on ESPN2 inside Neville Arena in Auburn. Below, you will find the latest USA TODAY Coaches Poll released on Monday.
Rank
Team
Record
PTS
1st
Prev
Chg
Hi/Lo
1
Arizona
22-0
775
31
1
–
1/13
2
Michigan
20-1
728
0
2
–
1/7
3
UConn
21-1
715
0
3
–
3/7
4
Duke
20-1
692
0
4
–
3/6
5
Gonzaga
22-1
625
0
6
1
5/20
6
Illinois
19-3
599
0
10
4
6/19
7
Iowa State
20-2
588
0
9
2
2/18
8
Houston
19-2
586
0
7
1
2/8
9
Nebraska
20-2
502
0
5
4
5/NR
10
Michigan State
19-3
486
0
8
2
8/21
11
Kansas
16-5
448
0
14
3
11/NR
12
Purdue
18-4
387
0
12
–
1/12
13
Texas Tech
16-5
365
0
11
2
11/20
14
BYU
17-4
315
0
13
1
7/14
15
Vanderbilt
19-3
311
0
15
–
8/NR
16
Florida
16-6
306
0
21
5
3/NR
17
Virginia
18-3
303
0
17
–
15/NR
18
North Carolina
17-4
280
0
18
–
12/25
19
Clemson
18-4
217
0
19
–
18/NR
20
Saint Louis
21-1
197
0
22
2
20/NR
21
Arkansas
16-6
154
0
16
5
14/23
22
St. John’s
16-5
132
0
24
2
6/NR
23
Louisville
15-6
72
0
20
3
5/23
24
Miami (OH)
22-0
68
0
25
1
24/NR
25
Texas A&M
17-4
61
0
NR
4
25/NR
Schools Dropped Out
No. 23 Alabama; No. 25 Iowa;
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Others Receiving Votes
Iowa 52; Tennessee 50; UCF 15; Alabama 15; Villanova 13; Kentucky 9; North Carolina State 4; Utah State 2; Georgia 2; Saint Mary’s 1;
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