Florida sits at No. 16 in USA TODAY Coaches Poll before Auburn game
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The Auburn Tigers will have another opportunity to take down a top-25 squad this weekend when they travel to face the Florida Gators on Saturday at 3 p.m. CT at Exotech Arena in Gainesville, Florida.
The Gators check in at No. 16 in the latest USA TODAY Coaches Poll released Monday, up four spots from last week. The defending national champions have won four SEC games in a row since losing to Missouri in their conference opener, and have scored 94.25 points per game in that stretch. Before their Final Four rematch with Auburn, the Gators will host LSU for a 6 p.m. CT tipoff on Tuesday.
Auburn will battle Ole Miss on the road before traveling to Gainesville on Saturday. The Rebels, like Auburn, are unranked ahead of the game, but the Rebels are on a hot streak of their own. Ole Miss has won three straight games over Missouri, Georgia, and Mississippi State since starting 0-2 in conference play. Auburn got back on the winning track Saturday at home against South Carolina, and will hope to end the upcoming week with a pair of wins and a chance to regain votes in next week’s USA TODAY Coaches Poll.
Here is a look at this week’s USA TODAY Coaches Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | 18-0 | 775 | 31 | 1 | – | 1/13 |
| 2 | Michigan | 16-1 | 710 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 1/7 |
| 3 | UConn | 18-1 | 693 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 3/7 |
| 4 | Purdue | 17-1 | 665 | 0 | 5 | +1 | 1/6 |
| 5 | Duke | 17-1 | 653 | 0 | 6 | +1 | 3/6 |
| 6 | Houston | 17-1 | 629 | 0 | 7 | +1 | 2/8 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 18-0 | 598 | 0 | 10 | +3 | 7/NR |
| 8 | Gonzaga | 19-1 | 581 | 0 | 9 | +1 | 7/20 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 16-2 | 497 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 2/18 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 16-2 | 489 | 0 | 12 | +2 | 8/21 |
| 11 | Illinois | 15-3 | 447 | 0 | 13 | +2 | 8/19 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 14-4 | 418 | 0 | 14 | +2 | 11/20 |
| 13 | BYU | 16-2 | 412 | 0 | 11 | -2 | 7/13 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | 16-2 | 352 | 0 | 8 | -6 | 8/NR |
| 15 | Virginia | 16-2 | 350 | 0 | 16 | +1 | 15/NR |
| 16 | Florida | 13-5 | 284 | 0 | 20 | +4 | 3/NR |
| 17 | Alabama | 13-5 | 275 | 0 | 18 | +1 | 9/18 |
| 18 | Clemson | 16-3 | 262 | 0 | 21 | +3 | 18/NR |
| 19 | Kansas | 13-5 | 181 | 0 | 25 | +6 | 17/NR |
| 20 | Arkansas | 13-5 | 173 | 0 | 17 | -3 | 14/23 |
| 21 | Louisville | 13-5 | 117 | 0 | 19 | -2 | 5/21 |
| 22 | Georgia | 15-3 | 110 | 0 | 22 | – | 20/NR |
| 23 | Saint Louis | 17-1 | 100 | 0 | NR | +4 | 23/NR |
| 24 | North Carolina | 14-4 | 90 | 0 | 15 | -9 | 12/25 |
| 25 | St. John’s | 13-5 | 54 | 0 | NR | +6 | 6/NR |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 23 Iowa; No. 24 Utah State;
Others Receiving Votes
Iowa 52; Wisconsin 20; Miami (OH) 19; Utah State 14; Villanova 10; Tennessee 10; Saint Mary’s 9; Miami (FL) 8; Texas A&M 5; Kentucky 5; SMU 4; Seton Hall 2; UCF 1; George Mason 1;
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