Auburn football projected to miss bowl game in latest ESPN FPI

The Auburn Tigers are projected to go 5-7 in the latest edition of the ESPN FPI.

The numbers have little faith in Hugh Freeze in his first year on the Plains.

According to ESPN's latest edition of their football power index (FPI), the Auburn Tigers are ranked No. 39 out of 133 FBS teams. Their projected record from the model is 5.8-6.2, which would be the Tigers' third straight losing season if ESPN were correct.

The last time Auburn had back-to-back-to-back losing seasons was 1975-1977, which included Coach Shug Jordan's final season and Doug Barfield's first two.

Auburn's No. 39 ranking is good for 11th in the SEC. Here is what the ESPN FPI top 25 looks like:

1. Ohio State Buckeyes
2. Alabama Crimson Tide
3. Georgia Bulldogs
4. LSU Tigers
5. Texas Longhorns
6. Michigan Wolverines
7. USC Trojans
8. Clemson Tigers
9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
10. Penn State Nittany Lions
11. Oklahoma Sooners
12. Tennessee Volunteers
13. *Oregon Ducks
14. *Florida State Seminoles
15. Utah Utes
16. Ole Miss Rebels
17. TCU Horned Frogs
18. *Florida Gators
19. *Texas A&M Aggies
20. Wisconsin Badgers
21. Washington Huskies
22. Texas Tech Red Raiders
23. Baylor Bears
24. Oregon State Beavers
25. North Carolina Tar Heels

Along with the new ranking comes projections for each schedule. Here's a breakdown of how ESPN sees Auburn's schedule shaking out this season:

Vs UMass - 97.2% chance to win (W)

At California - 43.7% chance to win (L)

Vs Samford - 98.1% chance to win (W)

At Texas A&M - 23.5% chance to win (L)

Vs Georgia - 9.2% chance to win (L)

At LSU - 11.3% chance to win (L)

Vs Ole Miss - 33.8% chance to win (L)

Vs Mississippi State - 55.4% chance to win (W)

At Vanderbilt - 68.9% chance to win (W)

At Arkansas- 33.2% chance to win (L)

Vs New Mexico State - 96.2% chance to win (W)

Vs Alabama - 8.5% chance to win (L)

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