{
  "id": 3790481,
  "title": "Where Auburn ranks in USA TODAY re-rank before Week 0's action",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/where-auburn-ranks-in-usa-today-re-rank-before-week-0s-action",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T18:23:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/where-auburn-ranks-usa-today-182335376.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Auburn football will not host its first game until September 4, but even before the season kicks off, USA TODAY has assessed the Tigers in their weekly College Football Re-Rank. Auburn's ranking stands at No. 63, placing them in the upper half of the list. The SEC is represented by 11 teams, along with seven other opponents, all ahead of Auburn in this week's outlook.\n\nAuburn's first game of the season is set for Week 1 against the Baylor Bears at the Aflac Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Bears are ranked No. 53 in the current re-rank, which is ten spots higher than Auburn.\n\nFollowing Auburn's home games against Southern Miss, Florida, and Vanderbilt, they will face Tennessee for their first true road game. Southern Miss ranks No. 125, the only team in this stretch lower than Auburn. The Tigers' Week 3 game against Florida, ranked No. 37, signals the start of a challenging period, as they will face six straight opponents ranked within the top 40 of the re-rank list.\n\nThose opponents include the Gators (No. 37), Vanderbilt (No. 40), Tennessee (No. 19), Georgia (No. 6), LSU (No. 18), and Ole Miss (No. 11). Auburn's next game against a lower-ranked team won't occur until Week 10, when they take on Arkansas, who are ranked No. 97—the lowest-ranked SEC team in the re-rank.\n\nAuburn will close out the regular season by hosting FCS Samford on November 21, before concluding with a rematch of the Iron Bowl against Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 26. The Crimson Tide currently lead the re-rank at No. 9.",
  "summary": "The Auburn Tigers will not play until Week 1, but here's how USA TODAY Sports ranks the Tigers before the start of the college football season.",
  "key_points": [
    "Auburn ranked No. 63 in USA TODAY's College Football Re-Rank",
    "Auburn's first game is Week 1 against Baylor Bears at Aflac Kickoff Game",
    "Auburn's toughest stretch includes six consecutive top 40 ranked opponents"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}