The Associated Press Poll released its ninth week of college basketball polls on Monday, Jan. 5, and Auburn basketball fell even further. The Tigers remain outside the top 25 after losing to the Georgia Bulldogs on the road.
Auburn received just three votes total this week, 36 fewer than the week before. Georgia moved up five spots from No. 23 to No. 18.
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The SEC has five teams represented overall, No. 21 Tennessee, No. 18 Georgia, No. 15 Arkansas, No. 13 Alabama and No. 11 Vanderbilt. The only team to fall outside the league’s top 25 is Florida State, which dropped from No. 22.
Auburn lost to Georgia 104-100 in overtime on Saturday. Auburn guard Tahad Pettiford scored a team-high 25 points as the team posted a 10-21 record. The Tigers didn’t have an answer for Georgia linebacker Jeremiah Wilkinson.
The Tigers next play the Texas A&M Aggies on Tuesday, Jan. 6 at home, and they will face the 15th-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks at home on Saturday, Jan. 10.
AP Top 25
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Other schools receiving votes: Villanova 127, Seton Hall 31, USC 28, Utah State 27, Miami (Ohio) 22, Clemson 21, St. Louis 14, LSU 14, Texas 12, Florida State 11, St. Mary’s 10, Kentucky 9, California 8, Miami 5, Indiana 4, Auburn 3, TCU 2, UCLA 2, Virginia Tech 2.
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This article originally appeared on Auburn Wire: Auburn Basketball: Tigers ranked outside AP Top 25