Six weeks of the 2025 college football season have been contested. Week 7 will begin Wednesday with two contests: Missouri State at Middle Tennessee State and Liberty at UTEP.
Nine Southeastern Conference teams will be in action on Saturday. A top-15 matchup will take place between No. 8 Alabama (4-1, 2-0 SEC) and No. 14 Missouri (5-0, 1-0 SEC). Kickoff between the Crimson Tide and Tigers is slated for noon EDT (ABC) at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.
Tennessee (4-1, 1-1 SEC) is ranked No. 12 in the US LBM Coaches Poll after an open date in Week 6 and will return to Neyland Stadium versus Arkansas (2-3, 0-1 SEC). Kickoff is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. EDT (SEC Network).
Kentucky, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt will have open dates from the SEC in Week 7.
Ahead of this week’s games, Vols Wire looks at how preseason ranked teams in the US LBM Coaches Poll have performed.
Tennessee was ranked No. 18 to start its campaign.
Texas (1), Georgia (4), Alabama (8), LSU (9), South Carolina (13), Ole Miss (15), Florida (17) and Texas A&M (21) were also ranked in the preseason top 25 from the SEC. Oklahoma, Missouri, Auburn, Arkansas and Vanderbilt received votes.
Where preseason top 25 college football teams are ranked after Week 6
| Preseason rank | Team | Week 7 rank/record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | NR/3-2 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 1/5-0 |
| 3 | Penn State | 22/3-2 |
| 4 | Georgia | 9/4-1 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | 16/3-2 |
| 6 | Clemson | NR/2-3 |
| 7 | Oregon | 2/5-0 |
| 8 | Alabama | 8/4-1 |
| 9 | LSU | 11/4-1 |
| 10 | Miami | 3/5-0 |
| 11 | Arizona State | 23/4-1 |
| 12 | Illinois | 17/5-1 |
| 13 | South Carolina | NR/3-2 |
| 14 | Michigan | 15/4-1 |
| 15 | Mississippi | 4/5-0 |
| 16 | SMU | NR/3-2 |
| 17 | Florida | NR/2-3 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 12/4-1 |
| 19 | Indiana | 7/5-0 |
| 20 | Kansas State | NR/2-4 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 5/5-0 |
| 21 | Iowa State | 21/5-1 |
| 23 | BYU | 18/5-0 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | 10/5-0 |
| 25 | Boise State | NR/3-2 |
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