The Auburn Tigers finally picked up their fourth win of the season on Saturday, storming past UL Monroe 48-14 at Jordan-Hare Stadium. While the win provided plenty of optimism around the program as the final stretch of the season approaches, the blowout was an expected outcome.
Auburn came into the contest as just over 24-point favorites. That talent disparity, along with the fact the Tigers still sit at (4-6) on the campaign, is likely why columnist Columnist Chase Goodbread did not elevate Hugh Freeze’s squad from second to worst in his SEC Power Poll. Goodbread pokes fun at UL Monroe in his explanation of Auburn’s No. 15 ranking, explaining “All it took for some offense on the Plains was a visit from [the Warhawks.]
Hugh Freeze and the Tigers may be stuck at the bottom of the rankings for now, but they do have the chance to move up Goodbread’s list as soon as this week with a home victory over No. 6 ranked Texas A&M. Auburn could feasibly finish within the top six or seven with wins over A&M and No. 3 ranked Alabama to finish the season.
As for the rest of the top third of the poll, Texas (No. 1) retook the top spot from Georgia (No. 3) this week. Ole Miss (No. 2) moved up the poll following a bye week, while Tennessee (No. 3) moved into a three-way tie with Alabama and Georgia to round out the top six.
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