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T-70 Auburn

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2-3 in SEC play, T-11th in the SEC

Down 46 spots (#24 to T-70) after a home loss to #26 LSU (17-38) in a blowout. A coin flip: Auburn entered with 72.1 TDR points to LSU's 71.3. Now 4-3. TDR score -22.0: win/loss record -5.3, road-win bonus -1.1.

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Award history, Auburn, 2026
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2026 season recap (through week 8)

Auburn (SEC) is ranked T-70, tied with Kansas and Western Kentucky in The Davis Rankings after week 8 of 2026, with a record of 4-3 and a score of 50.1 out of 100. That is down 46 from week 7. That puts it in the Character Building tier (ranks 51-75). Its strongest factor is opponent record at game time (66.4 out of 100). Its weakest is recent results (0.0 out of 100).

The highest-ranked opponent beaten so far came in week 7, 27-24 over #40 Georgia on the road. The loss that stings most in the formula is the week 5 loss, 24-14 to #62 Tennessee on the road.

On the road it is 1-1. The average margin is +1.3 points per game, with a biggest win of 35 points. 4 of 7 games were decided by a touchdown or less.

Auburn is not ranked in the AP, Coaches, or CFP polls this week, while the Davis Rankings has it 70th.

Next up is T-53 Ole Miss in week 9, on the road. The toughest game left on the schedule by current rank is week 13 against #15 Alabama. 1 of the 5 games left are against teams currently in the top 25.

Schedule

WeekOpponentResult
1Baylor (neutral site)W 17-16
2Southern Miss (home)W 43-8
3Florida (home, conference game)L 39-44
4Vanderbilt (home, conference game)W 21-15
5Tennessee (away, conference game)L 14-24
7Georgia (away, conference game)W 27-24
8LSU (home, conference game)L 17-38

Upcoming games

WeekOpponentDate
9Ole Miss (away, conference game) (SEC Network)
10Arkansas (home, conference game) (SEC Network)
11Mississippi State (away, conference game)Sat Nov 14, time TBD
12Samford (home) (SECN+)
13Alabama (away, conference game)Sat Nov 28, time TBD

Ranking history 2026

Now #70, Character Building (week 8). Best #6 (week 2). Lowest #75 (week 5). Higher on the chart is a better rank. The shaded bands are rank tiers, with each tier's sticker at its left.

Week 8 TDR #70 (50.1, 4-3) Character Building

Winning (ranks 1-25)Feeling Good (ranks 26-50)Character Building (ranks 51-75)#1#25#50#7512345678WkCharacter Building (ranks 51-75)#70
Week by week
WeekTDRScoreRecordTier
1#792.81-0-
2#694.52-0-
3#7056.32-1Character Building
4#2577.43-1Winning
5#7552.03-2Character Building
6#7351.83-2Character Building
7#2472.14-2Winning
8#7050.14-3Character Building

Score breakdown

Each factor is scored 0–100, then weighted into the composite score. Full methodology & weights

FactorScore (0-100)
win/loss record57.1
recent results0.0
road-win bonus60.7
opponent record at game time66.4
opponent record today59.3

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