On the same day Auburn's Johni Broome suffered an ankle injury at South Carolina that sidelined him for two weeks, Duke's Cooper Flagg scored a career-high 42 points in a victory at Notre Dame. That's when the NPOY race flipped.

Johni Broome is back, and Auburn is still on top of the SEC. The Tigers picked up their 11th straight win on Saturday night when they beat Tennessee 53-51. It marked Broome’s first game back from an ankle injury. He had a team-high 16 points and 13 rebounds off the bench in the win, which marked the lowest point total the Tigers have had all year.

The SEC held 10 of the 25 spots in the newest AP Top 25 poll in college basketball, including 3 of the top 5 spots.

Duke ascended to its highest ranking in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll since the 2023-24 preseason on Monday with a leap from No. 3 to No. 2 behind unanimous No. 1 Auburn. The Blue Devils,

Duke men’s basketball stayed at No. 2 in this week’s AP Poll despite some shakeups further down. The Blue Zone gives it thoughts on the changes on the weekly rankings.

Tennessee basketball spent five weeks ranked No. 1 before falling in the polls in recent weeks following its first three losses.

After spending 119 seasons without a unanimous No. 1 ranking in the AP Poll, Auburn has accomplished the feat in back-to-back weeks.