Georgia fought until the end in 68-70 loss to Auburn Saturday afternoon in Athens. After coming back from down 16 early, Georgia's comeback effort fell just sho

The No. 23 Georgia Bulldogs welcome the No. 1 Auburn Tigers to town for college basketball action on Saturday, Jan. 18.

Earlier in the week, while discussing Auburn, I explained why I think the Tigers deserve their No. 1 ranking but acknowledged I also find it hard to believe they're actually the best team in the country without the injured Johni Broome.

Auburn continues to be rated the top team in sport, staying at the top despite not having their best player available

Tahaad Pettiford hit 5 of 7 shots from 3-point range, scoring 24 off the bench to help No. 1 Auburn escape No. 23 Georgia with a 70-68 win.

Auburn is No. 1 in the CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings for the sixth consecutive morning and will likely move to No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll when it updates later Monday.

ESPN announced Friday that "College GameDay" will be on hand when Tennessee basketball plays at Auburn on Jan. 25.

Auburn basketball's quest to remain the nation's No. 1 goes through Athens and the No. 23 Georgia Bulldogs today. Here's everything you need to know for how to tune into the contest.

After passing its first test without All-American Johni Broome, visiting No. 1 Auburn hopes to keep the momentum going on Saturday afternoon against No. 23 Georgia in Athens, Ga.