The Auburn Tigers look to break their streak of five consecutive losing seasons this season under new head coach Alex Golesh.
ESPN’s Football Power Index places Auburn No. 22 in their preseason rankings and predicts the Tigers’ matchups for the approaching 2026 season.
The recently released 2026 ESPN FPI, a metric used to show teams’ strength and prediction of performance, placed the Tigers with a 69.8% of finishing with six wins. Which games will the Auburn Tigers win in 2026? Here is a look at how ESPN expects the Tigers’ season to shake out.
Baylor
- Chance of winning: 68.3%
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia (Neutral)
- Opponent’s 2025 record: 5-7
Southern Miss
- Chance of winning: 91.4%
- Location: Auburn, Alabama
- Opponent’s 2025 record: 7-6
Florida
- Chance of winning: 52.1%
- Location: Auburn, Alabama
- Opponent’s 2025 record: 4-8
Vanderbilt
- Chance of winning: 65.2%
- Location: Auburn, Alabama
- Opponent’s 2025 record: 10-3
Tennessee
- Chance of winning: 34.7%
- Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
- Opponent’s 2025 record: 8-5
Georgia
- Chance of winning: 15.6%
- Location: Athens, Georgia
- Opponent’s 2025 record: 12-2
LSU
- Chance of winning: 32.7%
- Location: Auburn, Alabama
- Opponent’s 2025 record: 7-6
Ole Miss
- Chance of winning: 32.0%
- Location: Oxford, Mississippi
- Opponent’s 2025 record: 13-2
Arkansas
- Chance of winning: 77.5%
- Location: Auburn, Alabama
- Opponent’s 2025 record: 2-10
Mississippi State
- Chance of winning: 67.5%
- Location: Starkville, Mississippi
- Opponent’s 2025 record: 5-8
Samford
- Chance of winning: 99.0%
- Location: Auburn, Alabama
- Opponent’s 2025 record: 1-11
Alabama
- Chance of winning: 22.4%
- Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Opponent’s 2025 record: 11-4
Season overview
- FPI rank: No. 22
- Projected record: 6.6 wins, 5.4 losses
- Strength of schedule: No. 15
- SEC Champion chances: 1.4%
- College Football Playoff chances: 12.0%
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This article originally appeared on Auburn Wire: ESPN FPI predicts the outcomes of Auburn football’s 2026 schedule
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