Despite some defeats at the top, we are considering a marquee match in the dry this weekend.
Here is everything you missed during week 14 of the university basketball season and the latest Associated Press basketball survey.
Auburn, Duke finally loses finally
Auburn lost its first game in more than two months last weekend.
The Tigers fell into Florida 90-81 at home on Saturday afternoon, which broke his 14-game victories sequence that they managed to maintain despite the brief losing star John Broome. Gators’ victory has marked their second among a best -ranked team this season. They previously won a 30 -point victory over Tennessee. They went to n ° 3 in this week’s survey. Auburn, despite the loss, still managed to keep the n ° 1 ranking.
Duke also followed suit after the loss of Auburn. Cooper Flagg and the Blue Devils, who entered the weekend on a 16-game victories sequence after having absolutely dominated the ACC, slipped to Clemson. The Tigers amazed Duke to win a 77-71 victory and sparked a court storm in South Carolina.
While the game itself was great, the best part of the night was undoubtedly the return of Dick Vitale to the microphone. The longtime ESPN advertiser called the match, his first in almost two years, after fighting cancer several times. He also crushed it, and was able to witness an incredible upheaval in what he called his “Super Bowl”.
Consequently, Duke dropped a place and tied with Florida at n ° 3 in this week’s survey. It seemed that the two losses would have opened the way to Alabama to go to No. 1. The Crimson Tide won a 24 -point victory at Arkansas on Saturday in what was their sixth consecutive victory. But instead, the Alabama has only raised a place and still drags Auburn. The tide will go to Texas before welcoming Auburn on Saturday in what will now be a match between the two best teams in the country.
Tennessee then completed the top five after rare equality. Elsewhere in the survey, St. Johns went to No. 9 – which has marked the highest ranking of the program since the 1999-2000 campaign. Rick Pitino’s team beat Marquette and Uconn last week, which extended his sequence of victories at 10 games. The Arizona also climbed seven places at n ° 13, after its victory against Texas Tech on Saturday.
The best opponent of Blue Devils in their schedule is Illinois, who has been hanging out at the bottom of the ranking for weeks now. While the ACC is almost certainly to lose, the defeat on Saturday proves that they are always absolutely defeatable in the last section of the season.
As for the dry, well, it is always the conference of anyone to win.
Games to watch this week
Tuesday
N ° 5 Tennessee at n ° 15 Kentucky | 7 p.m. and | Espn
N ° 3 Florida at n ° 22 Mississippi State | 7 p.m. and | Espn2
N ° 7 Purdue at n ° 20 Michigan | 7 p.m. and | Peacock
SATURDAY
N ° 16 Wisconsin at n ° 7 Purdue | 1 p.m. and | CBS
N ° 6 Houston at n ° 13 Arizona | 2 p.m. and | Espn
N ° 1 AUBURN at n ° 2 ALABAMA | 4:00 p.m. HE | Espn
N ° 22 Mississippi State at N ° 19 Ole Miss | 6 p.m. and | TBD
N ° 11 Michigan State in Illinois | 8 p.m. and | Fox
AP TOP 25
The Complete Basketball Survey of Associated Press’s men from Monday.
1. Auburn (21-2)
2. Alabama (20-3)
T3. Florida (20-3)
T3. Duke (20-3)
5. Tennessee (20-4)
6. Houston (19-4)
7. Purdue (19-5)
8. Texas A&M (18-5)
9. St. John’s (21-3)
10. Iowa condition (18-5)
11. Michigan condition (19-4)
12. Texas Tech (18-5)
13. Arizona (17-6)
14. Memphis (20-4)
15. Kentucky (16-7)
16. Wisconsin (19-5)
17. Kansas (16-7)
18. Marquette (18-6)
19. Ole Miss (18-6)
20. Michigan (18-5)
21. Missouri (17-6)
22. Mississippi condition (17-6)
23. Clemson (19-5)
24. Creighton (18-6)
25. Maryland (18-6)
Others receiving votes: UCLA 123, Uconn 106, Illinois 59, Louisville 53, New Mexico 40, Drake 21, Saint Mary’s 20, Utah State 8, George Mason 7, Gonzaga 5
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