The Auburn Tigers are on an eight-game winning streak and have won five-straight series, this run has them as the No. 5 seed in the SEC Tournament set to start Tuesday in Hoover, Alabama.
Their great second half of the season has them back in the top 25 of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, announced Monday.
The Tigers (33-19-1, 17-13 SEC) jumped up four spots to the No. 25 ranking, after having spent the last few polls in the receiving votes category.
They are one of eight SEC teams to make the top 25 in the final edition of the regular season. The No. 2 Florida Gators are leading the way with No. 3 LSU, No. 4 Arkansas and No. 6 Vanderbilt all making the top 10.
Auburn will open its SEC Tournament run against the Missouri Tigers (30-23, 10-20) Tuesday. It will be their fourth straight game against each other as Auburn swept them last weekend in Plainsman Park.
A look at the full Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 45-9 | 749 (29) | – |
| 2 | Florida | 42-13 | 714 (1) | – |
| 3 | LSU | 42-13 | 652 | +1 |
| 4 | Arkansas | 39-15 | 643 | -2 |
| 5 | Stanford | 37-14 | 641 | – |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 37-17 | 552 | – |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina | 37-17 | 526 | +1 |
| 8 | Clemson | 39-17 | 524 | +2 |
| 9 | Virginia | 44-11 | 454 | +4 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 40-13 | 432 | +1 |
| 11 | Miami | 37-18 | 409 | +1 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 41-15 | 366 | +3 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 38-18 | 335 | +6 |
| 14 | Oregon State | 39-16 | 312 | +4 |
| 15 | Campbell | 41-13 | 288 | -1 |
| 16 | Dallas Baptist | 42-13 | 279 | +1 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 39-16 | 250 | -10 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 37-16 | 223 | +4 |
| 19 | South Carolina | 38-17 | 199 | -10 |
| 20 | Boston College | 34-17 | 175 | +1 |
| 21 | Kentucky | 36-17 | 169 | -1 |
| 22 | Texas | 38-18 | 154 | +9 |
| 23 | Southern Miss | 37-16 | 134 | +1 |
| 24 | Duke | 35-19 | 133 | -8 |
| 25 | Auburn | 33-19 | 111 | +4 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 23 Maryland; No. 25 Indiana State
Others Receiving Votes
Maryland 108; Indiana State 83; Alabama 73; Northeastern 24; Indiana 18; Washington 6; Texas San Antonio 5; Oral Roberts 5; North Carolina 4
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