On Saturday, playing as 27-point favorites, Auburn didn’t play its best, but left Jordan-Hare Stadium with a 24-13 victory against Southern Miss. With Penn State and Stanford losing in front of them, it’s likely the Tigers will climb one or two spots in the poll, depending on how voters view the Nittany Lions after they allowed Ohio State a late score to beat them.
Auburn no longer faces a Top 25 this week when it travels to Mississippi State. When the season started, it was thought that this game would be a battle between SEC West teams either both or at least both hovering around the top 10.