The Auburn Tigers' two best performances were an 85-74 Thanksgiving Day Eve victory over the St. John's Red Storm, who, like AU, have since fallen out of the rankings altogether, and a 73-72 loss to the Houston Cougars at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham.
Busting Brackets' Justin Wiles believes those are the only two games on Steven Pearl's record that separate the Tigers from the bottom half of an SEC that has seemingly fallen off during the 2025-26 season so far. Other than those, Auburn has been destroyed by ranked opponents like the Michigan Wolverines, Arizona Wildcats, and Purdue Boilermakers.