Auburn keeps finding ways to win — even sometimes in tougher-than-expected games — to maintain its hold on No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll.
Bruce Pearl’s Tigers haven’t lost since November and are firmly locked into the top spot after earning 48 of 61 first-place votes in the poll released Monday. That came after a narrow road victory against a six-win Georgia team over the weekend, which came less than two weeks after a one-point escape against a nine-win Missouri team.
Still, Auburn (22-1) has won 19 straight games since losing in double overtime to Connecticut in November, including all 10 of its Southeastern Conference games.
“We’re 22-1 for a reason,” said Wendell Green Jr., who had a tiebreaking layup late to beat Georgia. “We’ve got winners. We believe we can win against any team in the country. We’ve got big-time players that’s going to make…
