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College Football Rankings 2016: Projected AP Top 25 after Week 7

By Zach Bigalke

Oct 8, 2016; Annapolis, MD, USA; Navy Midshipmen celebrate on the field after defeating the Houston Cougars 46-40 at Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2016; Annapolis, MD, USA; Navy Midshipmen celebrate on the field after defeating the Houston Cougars 46-40 at Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 15, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) passing against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the first quarter at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 15, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) passing against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the first quarter at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports /

After losing their undefeated status last week, Tennessee had no answers when Alabama visited Knoxville on Saturday. Despite winning the turnover battle, the Volunteers saw drive after drive snuffed out by the Crimson Tide defense. Joshua Dobbs finished the game with 61 total yards from scrimmage along with a pick-six. The Tennessee defense allowed two different hundred-yard Tide rushers, and Damien Harris was six yards shy of making it three. Nothing Butch Jones and his staff tried to do seemed to work against a superior opponent.

If Tennessee can put the losses to Texas A&M and Alabama in the rearview mirror, they should still be favored in every remaining game this season. A trip to South Carolina next Saturday finishes off the October slate. November opens with three straight home games against FCS Tennessee Tech, Kentucky, and Missouri. They close out the regular season against Vanderbilt in Nashville. Even with losses the past few weeks, Tennessee won’t drop too far in the AP Top 25 as they remain the favorite to top the SEC East.

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