It's official: Bruce Pearl is the winningest coach in the history of Auburn basketball. With the second-ranked Tigers surviving Texas for an 87-82 win on Tuesday, Pearl secured win No. 214 at Auburn, which moved him one victory ahead of Joel Eaves ...

The Tigers led by as many as 21 in the second half at Texas before a nail-biter down ... In the process, Bruce Pearl became the winningest coach in program history, surpassing Joel Eaves.

The No. 7 Vols (17-2) face the No. 1 Tigers (17-1) and coach Bruce Pearl, who coached Tennessee from 2005-11. Pearl, of course, has turned around the Auburn basketball program since taking over in 2014.

Texas Tech made its Top 25 season debut at No. 22 after beating Cincinnati and Oklahoma State to run its Big 12 winning streak to four games. Vanderbilt entered the poll at No. 24 for the first time since Dec. 7, 2015, as the women’s team also cracked the poll this week for the first time since 2014.