For the second straight week, the Auburn Tigers find themselves receiving votes in the US LBM Coaches Poll but not enough to be ranked.
The Tigers saw a slight increase in their votes after starting the [autotag]Hugh Freeze[/autotag] era off with a dominant 59-14 win over UMass in Jordan-Hare Stadium. Going from 18 votes in the preseason poll to 22 in the latest edition.
That puts them behind seven other teams in the SEC, No. 1 Georgia, No. 3 Alabama, No. 9 Tennessee, No. 14 LSU, No. 20 Ole Miss, No. 23 Texas A&M and Kentucky, who received 50 votes.
The Tigers will have another chance to rise up the rankings this week when they travel to California to take on the Cal Golden Bears (1-0).
Here is a look at the full poll:
| Rank | School | Record | Points | Change | Hi/Lo |
| 1 | Georgia | 1-0 | 1647 | – | 1/1 |
| 2 | Michigan | 1-0 | 1534 | – | 2/2 |
| 3 | Alabama | 1-0 | 1515 | – | 3/3 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 1-0 | 1422 | – | 4/4 |
| 5 | Florida State | 1-0 | 1388 | +3 | 5/8 |
| 6 | USC | 2-0 | 1283 | – | 6/6 |
| 7 | Penn State | 1-0 | 1216 | – | 7/7 |
| 8 | Washington | 1-0 | 1115 | +3 | 8/11 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 1-0 | 1099 | +1 | 9/10 |
| 10 | Texas | 1-0 | 957 | +2 | 10/12 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 2-0 | 950 | +2 | 11/13 |
| 12 | Utah | 1-0 | 924 | +2 | 12/14 |
| 13 | Oregon | 1-0 | 904 | +2 | 13/15 |
| 14 | LSU | 0-1 | 738 | -9 | 5/14 |
| 15 | Kansas State | 1-0 | 630 | +2 | 15/17 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 1-0 | 546 | +4 | 16/20 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 543 | +2 | 17/19 |
| 18 | Oregon State | 1-0 | 499 | – | 18/18 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 445 | +2 | 19/21 |
| 20 | Ole Miss | 1-0 | 411 | +2 | 20/22 |
| 21 | Clemson | 0-1 | 287 | -12 | 9/21 |
| 22 | Tulane | 1-0 | 255 | +1 | 22/23 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 1-0 | 236 | +2 | 23/25 |
| 24 | Duke | 1-0 | 222 | +30 | 24/NR |
| 25 | Colorado | 1-0 | 161 | – | 25/NR |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 16 Texas Christian; No. 24 Texas Tech.
Others Receiving Votes
Iowa 111; Pittsburgh 53; Kentucky 50; UCLA 44; Texas Christian 40; Fresno State 30; Miami 22; Auburn 22; Arkansas 18; Maryland 14; Missouri 13; Troy 11; Oklahoma State 11; NC State 10; Illinois 9; Wyoming 8; Washington State 7; Wake Forest 7; Air Force 7; Minnesota 6; Mississippi State 5; South Carolina 4; Kansas 4; Texas Tech 3; Southern Methodist 3; Central Florida 3; Houston 2; Texas-San Antonio 1; Michigan State 1; Memphis 1; Louisville 1; James Madison 1; Arizona 1.
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