Auburn football's final October test comes this Saturday, when it battles the Ole Miss Rebels in Vaught-Hemmingway Stadium.
Ole Miss dropped a road game over the weekend to Texas, but remains highly ranked in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll ahead of their Week 9 tilt with Auburn. This week, Ole Miss slid to No. 12 in the latest coaches poll, down five spots from No. 7. Texas moved up seven spots to No. 11 after beating the Rebels and snapping a two-game losing streak.
Saturday will be Auburn's fourth-straight game against a ranked opponent. Auburn opened October with road trips to No. 17 Tennessee and No. 3 Georgia, going 1-1. The Tigers then returned to Jordan-Hare Stadium in Week 8 to lose to No. 13 LSU, and will close October at No. 12 Ole Miss.
After Saturday's game in Oxford, Auburn will not play a ranked opponent again until the final weekend in November, when it travels to Tuscaloosa to face archrival No. 10 Alabama in the Iron Bowl.
Here is a look at this week's US LBM Coaches Poll.
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (FL) Hurricanes | 7-0 | 1839 | 67 | 1 | - | 1/7 |
| 2 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 6-1 | 1767 | 6 | 2 | - | 1/7 |
| 3 | Georgia Bulldogs | 6-1 | 1646 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1/4 |
| 4 | Indiana Hoosiers | 7-1 | 1578 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4/6 |
| 5 | Utah Utes | 7-0 | 1459 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5/21 |
| 6 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 6-1 | 1452 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2/8 |
| 7 | UCLA Bruins | 7-0 | 1446 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7/NR |
| 8 | Kentucky Wildcats | 7-1 | 1318 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8/NR |
| 9 | BYU Cougars | 6-1 | 1244 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3/15 |
| 10 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 6-2 | 1092 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 7/13 |
| 11 | Texas Longhorns | 5-2 | 1002 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 1/18 |
| 12 | Ole Miss Rebels | 5-2 | 941 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6/12 |
| 13 | LSU Tigers | 6-2 | 895 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 7/21 |
| 14 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 6-1 | 864 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 5/14 |
| 15 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 6-1 | 749 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 15/NR |
| 16 | SMU Mustangs | 6-1 | 690 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 16/25 |
| 17 | Tennessee Volunteers | 6-2 | 650 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 11/18 |
| 18 | Northwestern Wildcats | 6-1 | 545 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 18/NR |
| 19 | Houston Cougars | 6-2 | 435 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 16/NR |
| 20 | Florida Gators | 5-2 | 417 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 8/NR |
| 21 | Arizona Wildcats | 6-1 | 399 | 0 | NR | 5 | 21/NR |
| 22 | Boise State Broncos | 6-1 | 396 | 0 | 22 | - | 22/NR |
| 23 | Missouri Tigers | 5-2 | 376 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 13/25 |
| 24 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 5-2 | 225 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 14/24 |
| 25 | USC Trojans | 6-2 | 132 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 11/25 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 25 Oregon;
Others Receiving Votes
Oklahoma State 120; Wisconsin 114; Cincinnati 49; New Mexico 43; Minnesota 35; UTSA 34; Nebraska 27; Virginia Tech 16; Oregon State 15; South Carolina 12; Duke 12; Oregon 5; Auburn 4; North Texas 2; Michigan 2; UCF 1; Oklahoma 1; James Madison 1
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