A week ago, we had Tennessee No. 1 and Auburn No. 2. The Volunteers then went out and beat Illinois on the road ... and we're dropping them to No. 2.
So what's the reasoning?
Simply put, Auburn has been far more dominant than Tennessee, despite the Vols being undefeated and Auburn suffering a loss to Duke earlier this month. The Tigers have been the most dominant team through six weeks in the history of KenPom's database, and they rank No. 1 in every efficiency-based metric. They also own wins over Iowa State, Houston, Memphis, North Carolina and Ohio State -- all away from home -- and have the most Quadrant 1 wins in the country with five.