We are less than three weeks away from the start of Auburn football and things are getting real. The Tigers finished their second scrimmage on Saturday and, as Gus Malzahn reported, there were no positive COVID-19 tests in the last two rounds.
While ESPN’s Power Index has the Tigers in the top four coming into the 2020 season, another rankings, the SP+ rankings, have been set for the preseason and Malzahn’s team comes in at No. 11.
Granted, these rankings include every team in FBS, even those who are not playing, so Ohio State being ranked at the top right now is of no matter unless the Big Ten finally decided to have a season.
Here are the complete rankings:
Overall SP+ Rankings
| TEAM | PROJ. SP+ | OFFENSE | DEFENSE | FALL GAMES (AVG. WINS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ohio St. | 30.1 | 44.2 (3) | 14.1 (4) | N/A |
| 2. Alabama | 29.0 | 46.4 (1) | 17.4 (19) | 10 (8.0) |
| 3. Clemson | 26.0 | 42.5 (4) | 16.5 (12) | 11 (9.5) |
| 4. Georgia | 25.5 | 32.3 (29) | 6.8 (1) | 10 (7.6) |
| 5. Florida | 23.8 | 37.8 (11) | 14.1 (3) | 10 (7.5) |
| 6. Oklahoma | 22.7 | 44.6 (2) | 21.9 (36) | 10 (8.3) |
| 7. Penn St. | 22.3 | 39.4 (7) | 17.1 (17) | N/A |
| 8. Wisconsin | 21.6 | 35.9 (17) | 14.3 (5) | N/A |
| 9. Notre Dame | 20.5 | 38.1 (10) | 17.6 (20) | 11 (8.7) |
| 10. Texas A&M | 20.2 | 36.8 (14) | 16.6 (13) | 10 (6.6) |
| 11. Auburn | 20.0 | 35.0 (21) | 14.9 (8) | 10 (6.2) |
| 12. Oregon | 19.7 | 31.8 (36) | 12.1 (2) | N/A |
| 13. LSU | 18.5 | 37.3 (13) | 18.8 (24) | 10 (6.5) |
| 14. Texas | 16.5 | 40.8 (5) | 24.3 (46) | 10 (7.3) |
| 15. Washington | 16.4 | 32.2 (31) | 15.9 (9) | N/A |
| 16. USC | 15.8 | 39.5 (6) | 23.7 (42) | N/A |
| 17. UCF | 15.4 | 34.6 (23) | 19.3 (29) | 9 (7.1) |
| 18. N. Carolina | 15.3 | 39.3 (8) | 24.0 (45) | 11 (8.0) |
| 19. Tennessee | 15.0 | 29.8 (50) | 14.8 (6) | 10 (5.3) |
| 20. Minnesota | 14.3 | 38.8 (9) | 24.5 (48) | N/A |
| 21. Michigan | 13.4 | 31.0 (41) | 17.7 (21) | N/A |
| 22. Kentucky | 13.0 | 32.1 (34) | 19.1 (26) | 10 (5.0) |
| 23. Miami | 12.9 | 28.9 (56) | 16.0 (10) | 11 (6.9) |
| 24. Oklahoma St. | 12.7 | 34.9 (22) | 22.2 (38) | 10 (6.4) |
| 25. Memphis | 12.5 | 36.3 (15) | 23.8 (44) | 10 (7.4) |
| 26. Utah | 11.9 | 36.1 (16) | 24.3 (47) | N/A |
| 27. Florida St. | 11.7 | 32.5 (28) | 20.7 (33) | 11 (6.5) |
| 28. Iowa | 11.3 | 28.4 (59) | 17.1 (15) | N/A |
| 29. Iowa St. | 10.9 | 29.8 (51) | 19.0 (25) | 10 (5.9) |
| 30. Baylor | 10.7 | 34.5 (24) | 23.7 (43) | 10 (6.0) |
| 31. TCU | 10.0 | 30.2 (47) | 20.2 (31) | 10 (5.7) |
| 32. Nebraska | 9.9 | 35.6 (19) | 25.7 (51) | N/A |
| 33. Indiana | 9.8 | 32.0 (35) | 22.2 (37) | N/A |
| 34. Cincinnati | 9.5 | 28.6 (58) | 19.1 (27) | 10 (7.1) |
| 35. Va. Tech | 9.3 | 29.9 (49) | 20.6 (32) | 11 (6.5) |
| 36. S. Carolina | 9.0 | 25.6 (81) | 16.6 (14) | 10 (4.0) |
| 37. Boise St. | 8.6 | 31.6 (37) | 23.0 (40) | N/A |
| 38. Ole Miss | 7.8 | 31.3 (38) | 23.5 (41) | 10 (4.1) |
| 39. App. St. | 7.5 | 35.4 (20) | 27.8 (64) | 11 (9.0) |
| 40. Pittsburgh | 7.4 | 22.3 (101) | 14.9 (7) | 11 (5.8) |
| 41. Louisville | 7.3 | 37.6 (12) | 30.3 (84) | 11 (6.0) |
| 42. Arizona St. | 7.3 | 26.8 (73) | 19.5 (30) | N/A |
| 43. Virginia | 5.9 | 28.2 (60) | 22.3 (39) | 11 (5.8) |
| 44. Missouri | 4.9 | 22.0 (103) | 17.1 (16) | 10 (3.6) |
| 45. Stanford | 4.4 | 31.1 (40) | 26.6 (60) | N/A |
| 46. California | 4.3 | 30.1 (48) | 25.7 (53) | N/A |
| 47. Louisiana | 4.2 | 34.2 (25) | 30.1 (81) | 11 (8.0) |
| 48. Miss. St. | 4.2 | 33.6 (26) | 29.5 (73) | 10 (3.4) |
| 49. Michigan St. | 4.0 | 21.8 (105) | 17.8 (22) | N/A |
| 50. Purdue | 3.7 | 32.2 (30) | 28.6 (69) | N/A |
| 51. BYU | 3.3 | 29.8 (52) | 26.4 (58) | 8 (5.9) |
| 52. Northwestern | 3.0 | 19.3 (114) | 16.3 (11) | N/A |
| 53. SMU | 3.0 | 33.5 (27) | 30.5 (86) | 12 (7.4) |
| 54. Ga. Tech | 2.9 | 24.5 (90) | 21.6 (35) | 11 (4.4) |
| 55. Wash. St. | 2.3 | 35.8 (18) | 33.5 (101) | N/A |
| 56. Kansas St. | 1.9 | 28.0 (64) | 26.1 (56) | 10 (4.1) |
| 57. WKU | 1.9 | 20.3 (111) | 18.4 (23) | 11 (7.3) |
| 58. Houston | 1.1 | 31.1 (39) | 30.0 (78) | 10 (4.8) |
| 59. UCLA | 0.8 | 30.8 (42) | 29.9 (77) | N/A |
| 60. Texas Tech | 0.7 | 30.2 (46) | 29.5 (74) | 10 (4.2) |
| 61. Illinois | 0.7 | 26.4 (76) | 25.7 (52) | N/A |
| 62. Navy | 0.1 | 29.7 (53) | 29.5 (75) | 11 (5.9) |
| 63. Tulane | -0.5 | 27.3 (70) | 27.7 (63) | 11 (5.7) |
| 64. NC St. | -0.5 | 26.0 (79) | 26.6 (59) | 11 (4.6) |
| 65. Ohio | -1.1 | 32.1 (33) | 33.1 (98) | N/A |
| 66. UAB | -1.1 | 18.0 (119) | 19.1 (28) | 11 (7.3) |
| 67. Boston Coll. | -1.4 | 30.6 (43) | 32.0 (95) | 11 (3.9) |
| 68. Temple | -1.5 | 24.5 (89) | 26.0 (55) | 8 (3.2) |
| 69. W. Virginia | -1.6 | 26.4 (77) | 28.0 (66) | 10 (3.7) |
| 70. Oregon St. | -2.0 | 28.0 (63) | 30.0 (79) | N/A |
| 71. Duke | -2.3 | 19.3 (115) | 21.6 (34) | 11 (4.2) |
| 72. SDSU | -2.3 | 14.9 (124) | 17.2 (18) | N/A |
| 73. Buffalo | -2.6 | 24.9 (85) | 27.5 (62) | N/A |
| 74. Marshall | -2.8 | 24.6 (88) | 27.4 (61) | 10 (6.1) |
| 75. Arkansas | -3.2 | 24.8 (87) | 28.0 (65) | 10 (1.5) |
| 76. Colorado St. | -4.2 | 25.9 (80) | 30.1 (83) | N/A |
| 77. Maryland | -4.2 | 24.0 (92) | 28.3 (67) | N/A |
| 78. USF | -4.3 | 20.7 (108) | 24.9 (49) | 11 (4.4) |
| 79. Ball St. | -4.3 | 27.4 (69) | 31.7 (92) | N/A |
| 80. Troy | -4.7 | 29.5 (54) | 34.1 (103) | 12 (7.3) |
| 81. Tulsa | -4.7 | 26.3 (78) | 31.0 (88) | 10 (3.6) |
| 82. WMU | -5.2 | 28.0 (65) | 33.2 (99) | N/A |
| 83. Wyoming | -5.4 | 19.7 (113) | 25.1 (50) | N/A |
| 84. Ga. Southern | -5.6 | 23.3 (98) | 28.9 (70) | 11 (6.5) |
| 85. Colorado | -5.8 | 26.9 (72) | 32.7 (97) | N/A |
| 86. CMU | -5.8 | 24.3 (91) | 30.1 (82) | N/A |
| 87. Syracuse | -5.9 | 25.2 (82) | 31.1 (90) | 11 (3.4) |
| 88. Wake Forest | -5.9 | 20.5 (109) | 26.4 (57) | 11 (3.2) |
| 89. La. Tech | -6.4 | 25.0 (84) | 31.3 (91) | 11 (6.7) |
| 90. Toledo | -6.5 | 28.1 (61) | 34.5 (105) | N/A |
| 91. Arkansas St. | -6.6 | 32.1 (32) | 38.7 (119) | 12 (6.1) |
| 92. So. Miss | -6.7 | 23.7 (96) | 30.4 (85) | 12 (7.4) |
| 93. Hawaii | -6.8 | 30.5 (45) | 37.3 (114) | N/A |
| 94. Arizona | -7.4 | 30.6 (44) | 38.0 (118) | NAA |
| 95. FAU | -7.6 | 23.4 (97) | 31.0 (89) | 9 (4.4) |
| 96. Fresno St. | -8.0 | 28.1 (62) | 36.1 (107) | N/A |
| 97. Utah St. | -8.1 | 23.8 (95) | 32.0 (94) | N/A |
| 98. Charlotte | -8.2 | 29.0 (55) | 37.3 (115) | 11 (4.8) |
| 99. Army | -8.5 | 26.8 (74) | 35.3 (106) | 12 (6.7) |
| 100. ECU | -8.8 | 27.5 (68) | 36.2 (109) | 10 (3.1) |
| 101. Air Force | -8.9 | 21.8 (104) | 30.7 (87) | 2 (0.8) |
| 102. SJSU | -9.1 | 27.8 (67) | 36.9 (113) | N/A |
| 103. Georgia St. | -9.3 | 27.3 (71) | 36.6 (110) | 10 (4.5) |
| 104. FIU | -9.4 | 19.9 (112) | 29.2 (72) | 8 (3.9) |
| 105. Nevada | -9.7 | 20.3 (110) | 30.0 (80) | N/A |
| 106. Rutgers | -10.2 | 18.8 (116) | 29.0 (71) | N/A |
| 107. MTSU | -10.3 | 28.8 (57) | 39.1 (121) | 10 (4.3) |
| 108. Miami-OH | -11.1 | 20.8 (107) | 31.9 (93) | N/A |
| 109. Coastal Caro. | -11.3 | 24.8 (86) | 36.2 (108) | 10 (4.2) |
| 110. Vanderbilt | -11.6 | 14.2 (127) | 25.8 (54) | 10 (0.8) |
| 111. Liberty | -11.8 | 25.0 (83) | 36.8 (112) | 10 (4.8) |
| 112. Kent St. | -12.4 | 26.6 (75) | 39.0 (120) | N/A |
| 113. EMU | -12.5 | 27.8 (66) | 40.3 (125) | N/A |
| 114. N. Texas | -12.6 | 21.6 (106) | 34.2 (104) | 11 (5.2) |
| 115. Kansas | -12.7 | 24.0 (93) | 36.6 (111) | 10 (1.6) |
| 116. Rice | -14.2 | 14.3 (126) | 28.5 (68) | 8 (3.4) |
| 117. NIU | -14.6 | 18.1 (118) | 32.7 (96) | N/A |
| 118. ODU | -15.9 | 14.0 (128) | 29.9 (76) | N/A |
| 119. S. Alabama | -16.4 | 17.3 (122) | 33.7 (102) | 11 (3.4) |
| 120. UL-Monroe | -16.5 | 23.9 (94) | 40.4 (126) | 11 (3.3) |
| 121. New Mexico | -17.3 | 22.9 (100) | 40.2 (123) | N/A |
| 122. UNLV | -17.3 | 22.9 (99) | 40.3 (124) | N/A |
| 123. UTSA | -18.9 | 22.3 (102) | 41.1 (127) | 12 (4.2) |
| 124. Texas St. | -19.2 | 18.3 (117) | 37.5 (116) | 12 (2.8) |
| 125. Akron | -21.0 | 12.5 (129) | 33.5 (100) | N/A |
| 126. UConn | -22.3 | 17.7 (120) | 40.0 (122) | N/A |
| 127. BGSU | -23.1 | 14.5 (125) | 37.5 (117) | N/A |
| 128. UTEP | -29.9 | 15.4 (123) | 45.3 (129) | 9 (1.0) |
| 129. UMass | -30.5 | 17.3 (121) | 47.7 (130) | N/A |
| 130. NMSU | -31.5 | 12.2 (130) | 43.8 (128) | N/A |