After ever so narrowly missing out on their first No. 1 ranking in school history last week, the Auburn Tigers leapt past the Gonzaga Bulldogs to become the newest No. 1 school this season.
None of this is much of a surprise. The Tigers and the Zags were only separated by four points last week and Auburn earned more first-place votes. With the Zags only playing one game this week against San Francisco and the Tigers facing Kentucky at home, as long as the Tigers won, their first place ranking was essentially good to go.