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Tennessee Vols: 2017 Pre-Season SEC Power Rankings

By Zach Ragan

NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 30: Head coach Butch Jones and quarterback Joshua Dobbs
NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 30: Head coach Butch Jones and quarterback Joshua Dobbs /
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AUBURN, AL – NOVEMBER 28: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide prepares to lead his team onto the field to face the Alabama Crimson Tide at Jordan Hare Stadium on November 28, 2015 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
AUBURN, AL – NOVEMBER 28: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide prepares to lead his team onto the field to face the Alabama Crimson Tide at Jordan Hare Stadium on November 28, 2015 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

1. Alabama Crimson Tide

Alabama lost five defensive starters and they’ll have a new offensive coordinator in 2017.

But they’re still the best team in the conference.

Jalen Hurts makes the Bama offensive dangerous. His added year of experience will probably cause opposing defensive coordinators to lose their collective minds.

Nick Saban has recruited so well at Alabama that it doesn’t really matter how many starters they lose — they’re always ready to just reload.

The Crimson Tide probably won’t make through the regular season unblemished like they did last season, but I still expect them to once again be in the College Football Playoff.

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