re: Athlon Sports College Football Top 25 for 2017

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This ranking takes into account where we think teams will finish after the national championship in January.

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Reading between the lines, looks like they expect the following:

- Tennessee to lose to UGa, UF, LSU and Bama, win their bowl and finish 9-4
- UF to lose to UGa, LSU and FSU and finish 10-3 with a bowl win
- UGa to lose to AU and one other regular season game (not UT or UF) but win the East, then lose to Bama in the SECCG and finish 11-3 with a bowl win
- LSU to lose to AU and Bama but win their bowl and finish 11-2
- AU to lose to Clemson and Bama but win their bowl and finish 11-2
- Bama to either drop one early game or go unbeaten and finish no worse than 14-1