Auburn holds steady in latest Amway Coaches Poll

Auburn had its second straight bye week following the postponement of its game against Mississippi State due to COVID-19 cases.

For the second straight week Auburn didn’t take the field and, for the second straight week, the Tigers didn’t make any strides in the polls.

In the latest Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports, Gus Malzahn’s team stayed at No. 21.

The Tigers were set to face Mississippi State in Starkville on Saturday but a rise in positive COVID-19 cases within both programs caused the game to be postponed. The two are now scheduled to meet on Dec. 12.

Here is how the rest of the poll stands:

1 Alabama 6-0 1545 57 1 1/3
2 Notre Dame 8-0 1468 3 2 2/10
3 Ohio State 3-0 1430 2 3 2/10
4 Clemson 7-1 1349 0 4 1/4
5 Florida 5-1 1232 0 5 3/9
6 Texas A&M 5-1 1230 0 6 6/20
7 Cincinnati 7-0 1168 0 7 6/22
8 Brigham Young 8-0 1100 0 8 8/23
9 Miami 7-1 987 0 9 7/NR
10 Indiana 4-0 983 0 10 10/NR
11 Georgia 4-2 879 0 11 3/11
12 Wisconsin 2-0 853 0 14 2 11/18
13 Oregon 2-0 849 0 12 -1 9/17
14 Oklahoma State 5-1 790 0 13 -1 6/19
15 Marshall 7-0 572 0 15 15/NR
16 Iowa State 5-2 543 0 16 16/NR
17 Oklahoma 5-2 492 0 18 1 3/NR
18 Coastal Carolina 7-0 485 0 17 -1 16/NR
19 Southern California 2-0 384 0 20 1 17/NR
20 Northwestern 4-0 362 0 23 3 20/NR
21 Auburn 4-2 317 0 21 7/NR
22 Liberty 8-0 305 0 22 22/NR
23 Texas 5-2 219 0 24 1 8/NR
24 North Carolina 6-2 153 0 NR 2 6/NR
25 UL Lafayette 7-1 137 0 NR 2 21/NR

 

Auburn stays put in latest Amway Coaches Poll

Auburn enjoyed a bye week after routing LSU 48-11 last Saturday.

Auburn enjoyed its bye week for the 2020 season this weekend as the Tigers get ready for the final four-game stretch of their season.

In the latest Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports, Gus Malzahn’s team stayed put at No. 21.

The Tigers are coming off a 48-11 rout of LSU last Saturday in Jordan-Hare Stadium as Bo Nix threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for another score, helping Auburn break a three-game losing streak to the Bayou Bengals.

In action on Saturday, No. 1 Clemson was defeated by No. 4 Notre Dame in two overtimes while No. 8 Florida got the best of No. 5 Georgia in Jacksonville.

Here is the complete poll:

1 Alabama 6-0 1542 55 2 1 1/3
2 Notre Dame 7-0 1461 4 4 2 2/10
3 Ohio State 3-0 1443 3 3 2/10
4 Clemson 7-1 1340 0 1 -3 1/4
5 Florida 4-1 1230 0 8 3 3/9
6 Texas A&M 5-1 1229 0 7 1 6/20
7 Cincinnati 6-0 1172 0 6 -1 6/22
8 Brigham Young 8-0 1112 0 9 1 8/23
9 Miami 6-1 995 0 10 1 7/NR
10 Indiana 3-0 901 0 13 3 10/NR
11 Georgia 4-2 840 0 5 -6 3/11
12 Oregon 1-0 828 0 14 2 9/17
13 Oklahoma State 5-1 823 0 12 -1 6/19
14 Wisconsin 1-0 778 0 11 -3 11/18
15 Marshall 6-0 534 0 15 15/NR
16 Iowa State 5-2 530 0 17 1 16/NR
17 Coastal Carolina 7-0 495 0 16 -1 16/NR
18 Oklahoma 5-2 476 0 19 1 3/NR
19 Southern Methodist 7-1 448 0 18 -1 16/NR
20 Southern California 1-0 334 0 20 17/NR
21 Auburn 4-2 305 0 21 7/NR
22 Liberty 7-0 234 0 NR 6 22/NR
23 Northwestern 3-0 218 0 NR 4 23/NR
24 Texas 5-2 187 0 NR 2 8/NR
25 Army 6-1 181 0 22 -3 22/N