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The 2020 football season ended with Auburn looking from the outside of the rankings.

In the last Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports, the Tigers received just 17 votes, good for 32nd in the country. It is a disappointing end to a struggle of a season in which Auburn started as high as No. 8 prior to playing a game.

Alabama, who defeated Ohio State for the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday night, received all 60 first-place votes.

1	Alabama(60)	13-0	1500	–
2	Ohio State	7-1	1432	1
3	Clemson	10-2	1349	1
4	Texas A&M	9-1	1317	1
5	Notre Dame	10-2	1247	1
6	Oklahoma	9-2	1219	1
7	Georgia	8-2	1146	2
8	Cincinnati	9-1	1031	2
9	Iowa State	9-3	997	3
10	Northwestern	7-2	919	3
11	BYU	11-1	796	4
12	Florida	8-4	766	2
13	Indiana	6-2	762	5
14	Coastal Carolina	11-1	649	3
15	Iowa	6-2	606	1
16	Louisiana	10-1	596	1
17	North Carolina	8-4	538	3
18	Liberty	10-1	476	5
19	Oklahoma State	8-3	456	2
20	Texas	7-3	402	4
21	USC	5-1	400	2
22	Miami	8-3	275	4
23	Ball State	7-1	157	NR
24	San José State	7-1	100	4
25	Buffalo	6-1	51	NR

Auburn defeated Mississippi State 24-10 on Saturday night in Starkville to end the regular season 6-4. Tank Williams rushed for 192 yards and Bo Nix threw for a touchdown and ran for a score while Kevin Steele’s defense shut down the Bulldogs Air Raid attack.

The victory was almost enough to get the Tigers back into the top 25 of the latest Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. Auburn came in just outside of the rankings with 45 votes, good enough for 27th.

Here is the complete poll:

Auburn has a lot of work to do if it wants to be in the final top 25 of the 2020 season.

In the latest Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports, the Tigers fell even further out of the top 25, receiving just 42 votes, good for seventh in other receiving votes.

Gus Malzahn’s team dropped their second straight game on Saturday in a 31-20 loss to No. 5 Texas A&M. The Tigers had a 20-14 lead going into the final quarter but the Aggies ran off 17 unanswered points while holding Auburn to just 21 total yards.

At 5-4, questions are once again being raised on whether or not the Tigers should move on from the Malzahn era. The coach didn’t make life any easier for himself with a bizarre quote in his postgame press conference, stating that a four-loss season would be considered “solid” in a normal year.

Auburn has one game left in the regular season as the Tigers travel to Starkville to take on Mississippi State on Saturday.

Here is the complete Amway Coaches Poll:

Auburn was routed by top-ranked Alabama, 42-13, on Saturday in Tuscaloosa and the pollsters were not holding back on the Tigers.

In the latest Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports, Gus Malzahn’s team has dropped from No. 19 to unranked after falling to 5-3 on the season. Auburn is just outside the rankings with 75 votes.

The Tigers settled for two field goal before the Crimson Tide put their reserves in, finally giving up a garbage touchdown to Auburn late in the fourth quarter. Auburn will now host No. 6 Texas A&M on Saturday in Jordan-Hare Stadium.

Here is the complete poll:

Auburn returned to the field on Saturday night and came away with a 30-17 victory over Tennessee. It was the Tigers first game in 20 days and, while they looked rusty at the beginning, they eventually shook that off and pulled away from the Volunteers.

In the latest Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports, Gus Malzahn’s team has moved up to No. 19.

Auburn will now travel to Tuscaloosa to take on No. 1 Alabama on Saturday in the annual Iron Bowl. The Crimson Tide made easy work for Kentucky in a 63-3 victory over the Wildcats.

Here is where SEC teams stand in the poll:

1. Alabama

5. Florida

6. Texas A&M

10. Georgia

19. Auburn