College basketball likely will have a new No. 1 team next week.
In front of a record crowd at Bud Walton Arena on Tuesday night in Fayetteville, host Arkansas beat No. 1 Auburn 80-76 in overtime, snapping the Tigers’ 19-game winning streak.
It was top-ranked Auburn’s first loss since a double-overtime defeat to UConn on Nov. 24.
The victory was especially sweet for the Razorbacks, who said afterward that they took exception to the Tigers dancing on their logo during pregame warm-ups.
“We didn’t like them dancing on our logo,” said Jaylin Williams, whose late basket forced the extra session. “That was disrespectful to us. That added fuel to the fire.”
With Auburn going down, it likely opens the door for Gonzaga to move back to the No. 1 spot in next week’s AP Top 25. The Bulldogs opened the season atop the rankings, but dropped following losses to Duke and Alabama in late November and…
