The Florida Gators men’s basketball team dropped one spot to No. 3 in the newest AP Top 25 on Monday. Duke jumped up to No. 2. Florida is the second highest ranked team among their SEC counterparts, only trailing the top-ranked Auburn Tigers.

The No. 2 Florida Gators (22-3, 9-3) host the Oklahoma Sooners tonight in Gainesville. The Gators sit in third place, two games behind the Auburn Tigers in the SEC. Oklahoma is three games from cellar-dwelling South Carolina in the conference.

Florida gymnastics defeated the No. 16 Auburn Tigers 197.625-196.825 in the 19th annual Link to Pink meet Friday night. The No. 3 Gators came back strong from last week’s loss at Arkansas in honor of breast cancer fighters and survivors.

The Auburn Tigers sit atop the AP Top 25 with a 22-2 overall record. Their two losses belong to Florida and Duke, who are coincidentally tied at No. 3. The Alabama Crimson Tide rank second with a 21-3 record.

Four-star defensive lineman Vodney Cleveland included the Auburn Tigers in a top six that also has Florida, Georgia, Miami, North Carolina and Texas.

The countdown is on for a historic No. 1 versus No. 2 matchup in Saturday’s Iron Bowl of basketball and CBS 42 News has everything you need to know. Voice of the Auburn Tigers Andy Burcham, former Alabama basketball head coach Wimp Sanderson,

The Auburn Tigers remained No. 1 in the AP Poll despite its loss to Florida, setting up a historic clash with the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide.

Florida now trails Auburn by 2.5 games with only three more matches in league play on the schedule. The Gators were a legitimate threat to challenge for the 2024-25 regular-season SEC title, but the Tigers' path to securing the crown now becomes clearer.

Auburn Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl understands his team is the hunted, and his squad is up for the challenge.

The Auburn Tigers are considerd in the lead to land a top defensive recruit in the country who goes to school not too far from The Plains

If everything were to end today, according to Joe Lunardi, Auburn would be in the South region which would be held in Atlanta. If this was the case, the Tigers would have an early test in their bracket in the Round of 32 where perennial powerhouse Gonzaga is waiting as an 8-seed.