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Auburn basketball is ranked No. 11 in the USA Today Sports Preseason Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, which was released Wednesday.
It’s the latest high expectation for the Tigers coming into the 2024-25 season. The SEC coaches picked Auburn to finish second in the SEC behind instate rival Alabama, the only SEC team above them in the rankings. Johni Broome was named an All-SEC first-team selection, and Chad Baker-Mazara earned third-team honors.
The Tigers are coming off an up-and-down 2023-24 season, winning the SEC Tournament after they finished sixth in conference standings. The Tigers were upset by Yale in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. They finished the year 27-8.
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USA Today Sports Preseason Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll
The USA TODAY Sports preseason Top 25 men’s basketball poll, with team’s record from last season in parentheses, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last year’s final poll and first-place votes received.
Rank
School (record)
Points
Last year’s final ranking
First-place votes
1
Kansas (23-11)
743
21
15
2
Alabama (25-12)
718
4
6
3
Connecticut (37-3)
717
1
6
4
Houston (32-5)
698
3
4
5
Duke (27-9)
625
9
0
6
Iowa State (29-8)
591
8
0
7
Gonzaga (27-8)
575
16
0
8
Baylor (24-11)
545
14
0
9
Arizona (27-9)
510
12
0
10
North Carolina (29-8)
498
6
0
11
Auburn (27-8)
465
17
0
12
Tennessee (27-9)
437
5
0
13
Purdue (34-5)
390
2
0
14
Creighton (25-10)
342
10
0
15
Texas A&M (21-15)
332
NR
0
16
Arkansas (16-17)
272
NR
0
17
Marquette (27-10)
268
11
0
18
Indiana (19-14)
208
NR
0
19
Texas (21-13)
166
NR
0
20
Cincinnati (22-15)
163
NR
0
21
Florida (24-12)
130
NR
0
22
UCLA (16-17)
123
NR
0
23
Kentucky (23-10)
95
19
0
24
Illinois (29-9)
87
7
0
25
Mississippi (20-12)
66
NR
0
Dropped out: No. 13 North Carolina State (26-15); No. 15 Clemson (24-12); No. 18 San Diego State (26-11); No. 20 Utah State (28-7); No. 22 Saint Mary’s (26-8); No. 23 South…
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Author : The Montgomery Advertiser
Publish date : 2024-10-23 16:16:00
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