Auburn and Alabama will take perhaps the biggest step in the basketball rivalry on Saturday, when they’ll make Southeastern Conference history as the first No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup in league history.

The Crimson Tide moved up from No. 3 with a win over Arkansas on Saturday. Auburn's loss to Florida — dethroning the former No. 1 Tigers and No. 19 Clemson's upset of Duke, which moved from No. 2 to No.

Florida rose to No. 3 after beating Auburn, meaning three of the top five teams came from the SEC. Nine total SEC teams were ranked this week, with Texas A&M, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Missouri and Mississippi State rounding out the top 25 behind Auburn, Alabama, Florida and Tennessee.

The latest USA TODAY Coaches Poll is out. As expected, Auburn suffered a slight dump after dropping its first SEC loss of the season to No. 6 Florida last Saturday at Neville Arena.

There is a new No. 1 team in the updated Coaches Poll. Following its win over Arkansas and losses by Auburn and Duke, Alabama jumped two spots to become the new No. 1 ranked team in the updated poll released Monday.

The two programs will face in Tuscaloosa at 3 p.m. Saturday. Auburn is 21-2 overall and 9-1 in SEC play. On the other hand, the Crimson Tide is 20-3 in all games and 9-1 versus conference competition.

Auburn barely edged out rival Alabama to remain No. 1 and Florida jumped three places to give the Southeastern Conference the top three spots in the Associated Press Top 25 poll released Monday.

The Ap Top-25 Poll for men's college basketball was released on Monday, and the UConn Huskies, Illinois Fighting Illini, and Oregon Ducks are all outside of the top-25. No. 1 Auburn Tigers remain on top after losing to the No.