The road loss at South Carolina on Saturday cost the Tigers two spots in the AP poll, as Auburn dropped out of the top 10 to No. 12 this week.
Auburn is currently 23-4 overall and 11-3 this season.
It was a crazy week for the top 10 throughout college basketball, as seven teams in the top ten all lost at least one game. Ohio State and Cincinnati both lost two games last week.
Auburn still maintains a two-game lead over the rest of the SEC with four games to play. Tennessee, Florida, Alabama and Missouri all lost Saturday to keep Auburn two games ahead of Tennessee.
With Auburn's victory over Tennessee earlier in the season, Auburn holds the tiebreaker over the Volunteers.
Auburn hosts Alabama Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. CST inside Auburn Arena. The game will air on the SEC Network.
Auburn will end the week with a trip to Gainesville to take on Florida on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. CST on the SEC Network.
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