Auburn's 2025 football schedule includes challenging matchups against highly ranked teams like Georgia and Alabama. ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI) projects Auburn to win 7.5 games and gives them a 21.8% chance of making the College Football Playoff.

The Tigers are the 14th-ranked team in ESPN’s 2025 College Football Power Index rankings that were released on Tuesday and have the 18th-best odds to make the College Football Playoff. The rating system gives the Tigers a 21.8% chance make the CFP, a feat the program has yet to achieve in either iteration of the playoffs.

On Tuesday, the SEC-focused Twitter account The Next Round shared each conference team's chances of qualifying for the College Football Playoff based on ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI). The Auburn Tigers have been given the eighth-best odds at 21.8 percent despite finishing third-to-last in the SEC last season.