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Auburn to begin season ranked No. 9 in AP Poll

After a top-10 ranking in the summer’s coaches poll, Gus Malzahn’s Tigers found themselves at No. 9 in the season-opening AP Poll, announced Monday morning

The votes are in: Writers across the country believe Auburn will be a talented squad this season.

After a top-10 ranking in the summer’s coaches poll, Gus Malzahn’s Tigers found themselves at No. 9 in the season-opening AP Poll, announced Monday morning.

Like in the coaches poll, Auburn is the third-highest ranked team in the SEC behind defending national champion and national runner-up Alabama (No. 1) and Georgia (No. 3), respectively. Auburn’s Week 1 opponent, Washington, remains a top-10 opponent at No. 6.

The No. 9 spot is the highest preaseason ranking for Malzahn's team since 2015, when Auburn began at No. 6. Auburn’s other 2018 opponents in the poll include Mississippi State at No. 18 and LSU at No. 25.

Following SEC Media Days, the Tigers were slated to finish second in the conference behind Alabama, which Auburn beat 26-14 in last year’s Iron Bowl to highlight a 10-4 (7-1 SEC) season. Malzahn and company ended the year at No. 10 after an SEC Championship loss to Georgia and a Peach Bowl loss to UCF.


Full Top 25:

1. Alabama

2. Clemson

3. Georgia

4. Wisconsin

5. Ohio State

6. Washington

7. Oklahoma

8. Miami

9. Auburn

10. Penn State

11. Michigan State

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12. Notre Dame

13. Stanford

14. Michigan

15. Southern California

16. TCU

17. West Virginia

18. Mississippi State

19. Florida State

20. Virginia Tech

21. UCF

22. Boise State

23. Texas

24. Oregon

25. LSU


Nathan King | Sports Editor

Nathan King, senior in journalism with a minor in business, is The Plainsman's sports editor.


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