Auburn claimed the doubles point before Illinois came back with four singles ... home to play a doubleheader against Tulsa and Alabama State on Sunday at the Yarbrough Tennis Center.

Auburn has all but sewn up its first one-seed since 1998-99 with an incredible 12-1 record against Quad 1 opponents. Houston led all teams with 13 Quad 1 wins in the regular season last season, and the Tigers have a chance to smash that mark with eight more Quad 1 matchups over their final 11 games of the regular season.

The Vols likely would catapult onto the No. 1 seed line with a win at Auburn, but it would carry weight beyond the immediate effect on bracketology. A win at Auburn would give Tennessee two marquee road wins on its NCAA Tournament profile come Selection Sunday. The other was a 66-64 win at Illinois On dec. 14.

Dylan Mingo, On3's No. 1 point guard in the 2026 class, talks about this recruitment. The 6-foot-5 Mingo talks with On3's Jamie Shaw about Alabama, Auburn, Illinois, and Penn State while he breaks down his process.

One constant: Auburn. The Tigers were the unanimous pick at No. 1 in ... which blew out No. 12 Kansas but lost to No. 23 West Virginia. Alabama and Florida rounded out the top five despite each losing a game last week. Only three teams — Alabama, Florida ...

Auburn continues to reside in the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll after surviving a scare Saturday against Tennessee. Kentucky wasn't

Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the coaches' poll.

For just the second time in history, Auburn and Ole Miss will face off as ranked opponents. Both are enjoying the early portion of the 2024-2025 season, competing for an SEC regular season championship.

The Auburn City Council gave Mayor Nancy Backus the go-ahead on Jan. 21 to enter into a development agreement with a Kent-based investment company and Bellevue developer that calls for the latter to build up to 132 units of townhouse housing on Lea Hill near Jacobsen Elementary School.

No. 10 Purdue begins the second half of league play while wrapping up a three-game homestand on Friday when Indiana visits Mackey Arena for the 220th

Sure, the win at Kansas is really the only marquee victory Houston has so far this season, but a 13-game winning streak with 11 double-digit wins over that stretch earns Kelvin Sampson's team a place in the top tier of the sport.

St. John's at Georgetown, 6:30 p.m. Cent. Michigan at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Providence at Seton Hall, 7 p.m. Dayton at St. Bonaventure, 8 p.m. North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 9 p.m.