Phil Steele ranks Auburn football inside top 25 power poll

The Tigers find themselves ranked in a poll heading into SEC Media Days.

Auburn football hasn't been ranked inside the AP Top 25 for 87 weeks.

And unless Hugh Freeze and the Tigers go on the road and take down California and Texas A&M in September, it will probably be longer until the Tigers find themselves in the rankings once again.

However, they are ranked inside a power poll before the beginning of the season.

College football analyst Phil Steele recently released his 2023 college football preview magazine. Within it Steele placed his annual preseason top 25 power poll, putting the Auburn Tigers down at No. 25.

On3's Andrew Graham recently wrote about his thoughts on the poll and discussed how he felt about the Tigers at No. 25:

"With a new head coach and quarterback, it seems Auburn is poised to stop underachieving as it had under Bryan Harsin. The Tigers had a few paltry seasons with Harsin and then under interim Cadillac Williams, but have since hired offensive maven Hugh Freeze.

And one of Freeze’s biggest moves since getting the job is luring former Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne to The Plains. Thorne has two-years of Big Ten starting experience under his belt and was MSU’s starting quarterback for their 11-win campaign in 2021. If Thorne plays like he’s shown he can, Auburn can play to a Top 25 level."

Auburn kicks off the 2023 season at home against UMass. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. CT on ESPN.

Here's a look at the entire 2023 schedule:

Sept. 2nd vs UMass

Sept. 9th at California

Sept. 16th vs Samford

Sept. 23rd at Texas A&M

Sept. 30th vs Georgia

Oct. 14th at LSU

Oct. 21st vs Ole Miss

Oct. 28th vs Mississippi State

Nov. 4th at Vanderbilt

Nov. 11th at Arkansas

Nov. 18th vs New Mexico State

Nov. 25th vs Alabama

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