Net Rating: 37.14; O: 16.07, O Rank: 15; D: -21.07, D Rank: 2

159

80.80 Last Week: NR

+2. Would be the #9 playoff seed in this scenario, playing at #8 LSU in the first round

+1

Tennessee is 6-1 with a good win over Alabama (5-2). Also has a win over Florida (4-3). Lost to Arkansas

Vandy made it further with their goalposts, I'm not moved

Alabama lost
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To this Tennessee Vols team
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Quite embarrassing

TIER 4 - 1 Loss Teams with 4 P5 Wins

Tennessee tops this tier at 6-1 with 4 P5 wins, including a ranked win against last week's #15 Alabama, as well as 1 G5 win, 1 FCS win, and a loss to Arkansas.
With the best ranked win of this tier, Tennessee takes the top spot.

It's a sign of times in Tennessee where they've beaten Florida and Alabama and it feels like just meeting expectations.

Pot 3

Imagine if you had a QB that could hit the broad side of a barn! (Bama wishes!) Didn't matter though!

0.9195

(23) W 10 Alabama

-2

(+3)

0.873, -4

(+1)

Up 3

(LW Change: +2)

Last Week #17 vs #10 Alabama // Won 24 - 17 // You might be wondering, "Hey, you only moved up the Vols 1 spot after beating Bama?" And to that I say, yes. Alabama is not the same team has they were the last 15 or so years, and both Alabama & Tennessee looked like they didn't want to actually win the game this week.

0.918

82.98

15.6, +1, +2.9; SoR: 17.8 (18th), MoV: 13.5 (19th)

LW: #23

+3

T11ᵗʰ W/L, T5ᵗʰ Predicted Wins, 4ᵗʰ Team Strength, 7ᵗʰ Quality of Wins

LW: 8

LW - 9

Good win vs bama

Big win over Alabama. Strong D

Good win over bama, but they lost to Arkansas earlier in the season, and Alabama haven't proved to be a great team this year. Next up: bye week

70.36

Tier 3.

Quality win over Bama- better win than Texas, but worse against common opponent (Oklahoma). Destroyed other teams earlier in the year. Real toss-up for 9-10

Tenn with the big win against bama moves them back into the top 10

+1

24-17 vs Alabama

+2

That defense could stop tsunamis but that offense couldn't drop a ball in the ocean

Defense is legit offense is suspect however they make enough plays to win games ignoring Arkansas. Just like the loss dropps them down here as 4th best 1 loss team

It was fine last time when you beat Bama in '22, but do you really need to rush the field again? the answer is yes. always yes. hell yeah.

I'll be honest, I didn't come away terribly impressed with either team in the TSIO, but credit Heupel and Iamaleava for coming out slinging in the 2nd half and taking some risks on offense even after a disastrous 1st half (also, Dylan Sampson is a beast running the ball back there). Tennessee got a win that they badly needed and now has a solid shot at the SEC Championship game (though they will have to get through Georgia).

1134.02

(16)

Loss to Arkansas hurts a lot, but have a really good win against Alabama. Even though this Alabama team isn't as good as previous years in my opinion, it is still a win to be valued strongly.

One more win should make up for the Arkansas loss, and then there's Georgia coming up...

Big win vs Bama but the loss at Arky hurt. With lsu blowing our Arkansas, UT is below them, though I think the Bama win is better than any of TAMU's wins, who only beat Arky by one possession, so UT is above A&M.