Auburn Basketball climbs to No. 16 in AP Poll after Arkansas beatdown

Coach Bruce Pearl and the Auburn Tigers have ascended from No. 25 to No. 16 in the AP Poll after a 83-51 road beatdown against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday afternoon. The loss for Arkansas marked their largest ever loss at Bud Walton, while Auburn kicked conference play off to a fantastic start, now 12-2 on the season with losses to Baylor (No. 12) and Appalachian State on the road. Auburn’s junior college transfer Chad Baker-Mazara has become one of the Tigers’ top performers, and his SEC debut was impressive with 14 points in the first half. RELATED: Bruce Pearl lands big-time recruit