Earlier today, the Associated Press released its Top 25 rankings twelve days ahead of the first full Saturday of college football.
It’s a bit of a coincidence, then, where Auburn landed in the poll.
The Tigers will start 2017 ranked 12th in the country, and they’ll be the second-highest of six SEC teams in the Top 25. Auburn falls one spot behind Michigan, a spot ahead of LSU, and they’ll sit in front of Georgia at 15th, Florida at 17th, and Tennessee as the 25th ranked team in the land.
In the top five, there’s no surprise as Alabama begins the season ranked atop the poll once again, followed by Ohio State, Florida State, USC, and defending national champion Clemson, who Auburn will visit in Week 2.