USA TODAY reveals 2025 stadium rankings. Where is Jordan-Hare Stadium?
College football fans across the nation would include Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium among the top venues in the nation, based on fans hostility and the wild games that take place there.
Blake Toppmeyer of USA TODAY Sports ranked Jordan-Hare Stadium as the No. 8 venue in the SEC earlier this summer, trailing several SEC cathedrals such as the Swamp in Gainesville and Death Valley at LSU. Where does the home of the Auburn Tigers rank on a national scale? Toppmeyer and Paul Myerberg collaborated to rank the top venues in the country, regardless of conference affiliation. Much like the national polls throughout the year, being middle-tier in the SEC still means a high ranking elsewhere.
Jordan-Hare Stadium ranks No. 13 in USA TODAY's rankings, topping stadiums such as Husky Stadium in Seattle, Camp Randall Stadium at Wisconsin, and Lane Stadium at Virginia Tech. Toppmeyer credits Auburn fans for creating an environment that usually forces opponents to make questionable decisions, which makes for crazy finishes.
Some say Jordan-Hare uncorks a strange voodoo magic on opponents. (See the "Prayer in Jordan-Hare" and the 2012 Iron Bowl, held just two weeks apart, for one example.) It may also just be that Auburn fans create a tough environment that lends itself to late-game meltdowns or heroics. Find someone who loves you the way Auburn fans love to 'Swag Surf.'
LSU's Tiger Stadium takes the top spot in this year's preseason ranking, with Penn State's Beaver Stadium, Ohio State's Ohio Stadium, Oregon's Autzen Stadium, and Clemson's Memorial Stadium rounding out the top five. This season, Auburn will visit Kyle Field at Texas A&M and Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium at Oklahoma, which rank No. 10 and No. 11 in USA TODAY's ranking.
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