Despite Tennessee's undefeated record, Auburn is now ranked higher in college basketball power rankings due to their dominant performance and impressive wins against top teams.
A week ago, we had Tennessee No. 1 and Auburn No. 2. The Volunteers then went out and beat Illinois on the road ... and we're dropping them to No. 2.Simply put, Auburn has been far more dominant than Tennessee , despite the Vols being undefeated and Auburn suffering a loss to Duke earlier this month. The Tigers have been the most dominant team through six weeks in the history of KenPom's database, and they rank No. 1 in every efficiency-based metric.
They also own wins over Iowa State, Houston, Memphis, North Carolina and Ohio State -- all away from home -- and have the most Quadrant 1 wins in the country with five. Tennessee is terrific and it's not a surprise to see the Vols sit at No. 1 in the AP poll. They will very likely enter SEC play at 13-0. But they haven't beaten anyone ranked inside the top 20 of the Power Rankings yet. While it's close, Auburn has a superior résumé, superior metrics -- and we would take the Tigers on a neutral court. If Tennessee beats Florida on the road on Jan. 7 -- or Auburn falls to Purdue this weekend -- we will revisit this debate.Stepping up after an injury to Johni Broome, Chaney Johnson reflects on his mindset as his role changes and he scores 26 points on 12-of-14 shooting., who played just three minutes against Georgia State on Monday before leaving with a shoulder injury. He sat on the bench in the second half with his arm in a sling. The school announced Wednesday that Broome didn't need surgery, but he will be reevaluated on a daily basis. Bruce Pearl replaced Broome on Tuesday withTennessee's defensive performance against Western Carolina was the program's best in the history of the KenPom database, limiting the Catamounts to 0.49 points per possession (36 points on 73 possessions). Given the Volunteers have ranked in the top five in adjusted defensive efficiency in each of the past five years, it's a tremendously impressive record. Oddly enough, Tennessee's previous record for fewer points per possession allowed? No
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