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College Football Rankings 2022: Projected AP Top 25 for Week 8

By Connor Muldowney

Oct 15, 2022; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joe Milton III (7) reacts to a score against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the second half at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 15, 2022; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joe Milton III (7) reacts to a score against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the second half at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 15, 2022; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Bryce Young (9) warms up before the game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 15, 2022; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Bryce Young (9) warms up before the game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /

Do I think Alabama will drop out of the top 10 after dropping a tough one on the road against Tennessee? Absolutely not.

If the Tide drop from No. 3 to outside of the top 10 after losing a road game to the No. 6 team in the country on a last-second field goal, then I will have officially seen it all. Did this loss feel like it had been coming for Alabama? Yes. The Tide escaped upsets against Texas A&M and Texas this season, but maybe this is the wake-up call they needed.

Alabama will probably drop 5-6 spots, but they really played the game of the year against Tennessee.

Nick Saban also just lost his first game against Tennessee as Alabama’s head coach. He’s now 15-1.

Bryce Young had a heck of a return from injury, throwing for 455 yards and two touchdowns in a hostile environment. Alabama will be back.

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