USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll: Where Vols are ranked ahead of Alabama game

USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll: Where the Vols are ranked ahead of the Alabama game

No. 8 Tennessee (5-0, 2-0 SEC) will host No. 1 Alabama (6-0, 3-0 SEC) Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Week 7.

Kickoff is slated for 3:30 p.m. EDT. CBS will televise the Southeastern Conference matchup.

The latest USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll was released Sunday ahead of Week 7. Tennessee is ranked No. 8.

Rank Team Record Points Change
1 Alabama 6-0 1,540 (35)
2 Georgia 6-0 1,516 (18)
3 Ohio State 6-0 1,477 (10)
4 Michigan 6-0 1,354
5 Clemson 6-0 1,328
6 Southern California 6-0 1,219
7 Oklahoma State 5-0 1,197
8 Tennessee 5-0 1,168
9 Ole Miss 6-0 1,075
10 Penn State 5-0 992
11 Oregon 4-1 885 +1
12 UCLA 6-0 815 +7
13 NC State 5-1 808 +1
14 Wake Forest 5-1 776 +1
15 TCU 5-0 765 +3
16 Kansas State 5-1 539 +4
17 Mississippi State 5-1 533 +6
18 Syracuse 5-0 424 +3
19 Utah 4-2 364 -8
20 Kansas 5-1 290 -3
21 Cincinnati 5-1 248 +5
22 Kentucky 4-2 219 -9
23 Baylor 3-2 210 -1
24 Texas 4-2 155 +10
25 North Carolina 5-1 99 +15

Schools dropped out:

No. 16 Brigham Young; No. 24 Washington; No. 25 Arkansas.

Others receiving votes:

Brigham Young 82; Illinois 77; James Madison 70; Coastal Carolina 55; Florida 52; Tulane 32; South Carolina 21; Minnesota 14; Notre Dame 13; Central Florida 10; Maryland 8; Washington State 7; Washington 7; Texas A&M 7; Purdue 7; Louisiana State 5; Liberty 5; Florida State 4; Pittsburgh 2; San Jose State 1.

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