Auburn football earned one of the most popular wins of week 13 by defeating then-No. 14 Texas A&M last Saturday, 43-41, in four overtimes.
Due to Auburn’s 5-6 record, the win over a top-15 team did not push the Tigers into the top-25 of the US LBM Coaches Poll or the AP poll this week. However, Paul Myerberg of USA TODAY Sports has put a gauge on how special the win was in his weekly “college football re-rank” feature.
Following the win, Auburn rose 15 spots in Myerberg’s weekly re-rank, jumping from No. 92 to No. 77 ahead of this week’s Iron Bowl. Auburn made the second-largest jump of the week, trailing Kansas’ 22-spot jump to No. 46 after its upset win over Colorado at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri last Saturday. Outside of Auburn and Kansas, Nebraska and Jax State also advanced at least ten places in this week’s ranking.
The loss to Auburn sent Texas A&M down seven spots to No. 20. This week’s opponent, Alabama, also suffered a hit in the re-rank following its loss to unranked Oklahoma. The Crimson Tide now sits at No. 12 this week, five spots behind its previous week’s ranking.
Auburn will square off with Alabama on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcasted live on ABC.
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