Auburn men’s basketball remains ranked No. 2 in the country in the Week 8 AP Poll, only trailing Tennessee. The Tigers got 21 first place votes, but Tennessee earned 41 to retain the top spot. It’s the third week in a row that Auburn ranks No. 2. The ranking comes after Auburn played two games in the previous week, beating Georgia State and Purdue.

Tennessee, Auburn stay 1-2 in men's AP Top 25 with 10 SEC teams; Kentucky drops to No. 10 after losing to Ohio State. For more than a century, Times Union photographers have been documenting the Capital Region’s fascinating people,