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2026 Week 11 Tennessee Volunteers Rankings

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User Rank Rationale
CFBHurts 5
GeauxTri 5 7-2. Dominant 34-6 win over Kentucky joins an elite Alabama win. Losses are Texas and South Carolina; the Kentucky result substantially strengthens the overall resume.
nbingham196 5
visor841 5
douchebagjack 6 Best 3 Wins: Alabama, Kentucky, Auburn.
2 Losses: Texas, South Carolina.
That was an ass kicking. They stay above Alabama, but below Texas. The resume is really good at the moments
HieloLuz 6
JamoRedhead 6
KansasEF5Tornado 6
NotSoSuperNerd 6 2.079 [8.96-3.04]
RobertNeyland 6
Terminal_BAS 6
TimeBroken 6
TolkienFan71 6
12panther 7
Blooblod 7
bretticus733 7
Charlemagne42 7 153
cornholesurfer 7
cyberchaox 7 When you've got 3 similar resumes and one of them is 1-1 against the other two...
deadtofall12 7
djowen68 7
galacticdude7 7 Predicted Record: 10-2

Losses: Texas (17-20), @South Carolina (24-27)
GatorBolt 7
grey_pilgrim_ 7
Hackasizlak 7
Jay_Dubbbs 7
mcdsmaster8824 7
PlactusTX 7 LW: 14 | Tier 2 | W Kentucky
sgtshenanigans 7 Tennessee smoked a solid Kentucky team at home add in their win against Bama and you have a solid playoff resume. Tennessee's defense is elite but will need better QB play to go far in the playoffs.
sirvalkyerie 7
Wescat 7
0010MK 8
Acm0028 8
Bank_Gothic 8 Tennessee's losses to Texas and South Carolina have aged well, and it's wins over Kentucky and Alabama show what it can be when everything clicks. As noted above, I've got Tennessee slotted between Texas and Alabama based on head-to-head, which is good enough for No. 8.
brucewaynewins 8
Cars-and-Coffee 8
chillmagic420 8
daredassdude 8
DavoinShower-handle 8
e8odie 8
elnino550 8
G-Aardvark 8
HelioOne 8
Inkblot9 8
Jakesnake42 8 Tennessee demolished UK and gets to move up as reward as part of this SEC H2H Sandwich. Last Week: #13
Jerrywelfare 8
JustAManAndHisLaptop 8
Justanother_0 8
MahjongDaily 8
mellolizard 8
MemeofMemeJTG999999 8 (7-2) (up 8)
W: 34-6 vs #5 Kentucky (7-1)
Next Week: @ Texas A&M (4-5)
Projected Bowl: Playoff R1 vs Texas Tech
monkeymatt1836 8
one98d 8
Our-Gardian-Angel 8
PSUMediaPA 8
Rakarei 8
redwave2505 8
RegionalBias 8
sroach91 8
srs_house 8
Staind075 8
SufferingfOrLife 8
Techwid 8
The-Gothic-Castle 8
TheZachster 8
vanburen1845 8
WarEagle9 8
ya111101 8
AllHawkeyesGoToHell 9
bakonydraco 9 90.722 (7-2)
bannista7 9
BearsAreGreat1 9
Bereft13 9 Power: 10, SoR: 10; LW: 16
bladefencer 9 0.898, +8, Pow: 7, Off: 21, Def: 6, SOR: 12
Cecil_Hardboner 9
ChaseTheFalcon 9
Chipsahoy523 9 +7
ColombianInIowa24 9 28.70 - [7-2] Dominance against #18 Kentucky. Up next, Texas A&M. (Mode: 10, Median: 21)
colton_97 9
Conn3er 9
CPiGuy2728 9
cyclonepsycho 9
dabul-master 9
DarkLegend64 9
Darth_Ra 9
DataDrivenPirate 9
Dropbackandpunt 9
dschinghiskhan 9
dubscurry30 9 +4
EpicSchwinn 9
Euphoric_Relative_13 9
frone 9
fshi 9
Hobbes_121 9
IceColdDrPepper_Here 9
ikindalikelemons 9
JBonkies 9
joebob431 9
justsaynotoreddit 9
Longvols 9
Pollaski 9
retnuh101 9
Roscoe_Filburn 9
Shion314 9
SlaminSammons 9
Sometimeswelose 9
SpadeRyker 9
strikersteve60 9
SwissArmyScythe 9 +3
T-Thugs 9 Tennessee is 7-2 with wins over Alabama (7-2), Kentucky (7-2), and Auburn (5-4). lost to Texas and South carolina
Tarmacked 9 "Why aren't they ahead of Alabama" - Resume isn't equal. Tennessee plays A&M and LSU, both top 30 teams Alabama has played already. I think we'll see a flip due to pod structuring either next week or the week after. Right now it's 2-2 top 30 versus 4-2 for Alabama.
Texasagsman 9
ThaCarter 9
the_neverdoctor 9
TheNSAAgent777 9
UNC_Samurai 9
_fastball 10
AJ_CC 10
AlphaH4wk 10
ALStark69 10 +4; I absolutely hate saying this but Tennessee is getting disrespected, that defense is scary
BallSoHerd 10
BananaBouquet 10
Bill3ffinMurray 10
boxbeat 10
CptCheese 10
CRedds19 10
DarthYoda2594 10 Could make a case for higher, just felt like more 1 loss teams deserved it. Need one more signature win, which they still have on the schedule in LSU. Would expect them to win out and coast into the playoff, so they can work their way up on attrition.
diehardcubforever 10
eclectic_tastes 10
ewolfy13 10
GenialGiant 10
halldaylong 10
hascogrande 10
Hey_Its_Roomie 10
HideNZeke 10
jbowen1 10
JeromesNiece 10
jimbobbypaul 10
jmac_21 10
jrichardh 10
MADBuc49 10 +0. Would be the #10 playoff seed in this scenario, playing at #7 Miami in the first round
Maladroit44 10
malowry0124 10
owlalwaysloveyew 10
Pikachu1989 10
placid_salad 10 LW: #21 Leaping ahead with a solid win over #37 Kentucky and with wins from Alabama, Texas, and #34 South Carolina bolstering their resume
Player_1_has_Joined 10
Pure_Protein_Machine 10
redrumsoxLoL 10 The Vols defeated Kentucky in a solid all-around performance. When they are playing well, they were are perhaps the best team in the country but their consistency leaves questions for a playoff run.
romulusjsp 10
scronko 10
sickmemes48 10
Striker743 10 Up 4 - wins over #12 and #16, losses to #9 and #15
tdeff19 10
TDenverFan 10
texas2089 10
TheUltimate721 10
titansfan174 10
tomdawg0022 10
TopGoose 10
Tornadohunter24 10 [7-2, 4-2 SEC] (+8) | SOR: #12 | Notable Results: L 17-20 vs #9 Texas [7-2], W 24-17 @ Arkansas [3-6], W 26-10 vs #11 Alabama [7-2], L 24-27 @ #25 South Carolina [6-3], W 34-6 vs #14 Kentucky [7-2] |
w8w8 10
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx 10 (+11)
BendrickLamar19 11
BlueFalcon89 11
BorisNumber1 11
Ch-i-ef 11
cvsprinter1 11 2-loss
Drexlore 11
dukemetoo 11
ExternalTangents 11 75.1%
flyingcircusdog 11
grtgbln 11
Hugefootballfan44 11
IAmAChemicalEngineer 11
jrluhn 11
jthomas694 11
Klaassy23 11
laprasrules 11
Lex_Ludorum 11
luckroy 11
Noelthemexican 11
plannedsickdays 11
r0sco 11
RJEP22 11
royrules22 11
Ruhrgebietheld 11
smartkeg 11 Tennessee's 34–6 win over Kentucky was one of the weekend's most convincing performances. The Volunteers have two losses, but their ceiling and quality of play justify their ranking.
StFuzzySlippers 11 They've looked dominant at home and timid on the road. Every good team benefits from home field advantage to an extent, but you don't want it to be your biggest advantage.
studio_sally 11
TaylorLeprechaun 11 +13
tdoger 11
velociraptorfarmer 11
52hoova 12
blahblehblahwhoru 12
Blazeth 12
BoukenGreen 12
BuckeyeForLife95 12 3.63
budget_um 12
CambodianDrywall 12
Cassiyus 12
ch1l1_ch33s3 12
ehoefler 12 83.96 | +7
Helifino 12
jonstark19 12
kflinderman 12
Luigiatl 12
ManiacalBlazer 12 79.929
Muffinnnnnnn 12
noahthearc 12
RedBarracuda25 12
SCsprinter13 12
SearonTrejorek 12 0.76734
shifty1032231 12
SIMBONEGTP 12
sirgippy 12 GippyRank Quality of Results expected rank: 11.8. Central 80% interval: 3–23. Top-25 probability: 92%.
ToeInDigDeep 12 Loss to Texas, South Carolina
True_Ad5324 12 Up 4
zenverak 12
Zloggt 12 The Vols' losses are aging a bit better, but it's that B2A they had against Kentucky that REALLY helps them!
bernkastel87 13
cinciforthewin 13
Corgi_Koala 13
KJdkaslknv 13
LiptonCB 13
MainPeanut25 13 Can’t believe I miss Jim Knowles
Noy_Telinu 13 Why does the CFB have them below bama?
ruwisc 13
seaotter2 13
BUSean 14
grjohnst 14
mthompson2320 14 LW: 19
OKgolfer 14 LW: 18. Best win: #9 Alabama. Worst loss: UR South Carolina
olmsted 14
RiffRamBahZoo 14
COLU_BUS 15
fredmerc111 15
hythloday1 15
NyquillusDillwad20 15
PeteyNice 15
Pyromania1983 15
spsellers 15
Stoneador 16 4 | 18 | 109
Pablo49 17 850
skuhlke 17
spmartin1993 17
A_Rolling_Baneling 18
bwburke94 18 +5.9966425 (LW: #32)
Daigotsu 18
jjjoebox 18
MemeLovingLoser 18 Score 71.41 (▲ 4.05) | Place Change: ▲ 6 | Previous Rank: 24th | Wins Composite Rank: 18th | SoS Composite Rank: 21st | Margin of Victory Rank: 15th | Penalties Composite Rank: 101st | Yardage Composite Rank: 34th | Turnover Composite Rank: 27th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 47th | Other Stats Rank: 19th
ChBass 19 Tennessee is stacking wins against the opponents above them, and the loss to $29 power rated South Carolina is looking better every week, but their offense is not doing them any favors.
Rcfan0902 20 1312.62 (+8)
ShogunAshoka 20
infinitempg 24 0.762, +12

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
BigGamesShouldCount 3
CallMeTheKing 5 .921
LegionMammal978 5 (+6) GS .846, TS 2900: 45.9% #4 Alabama + 39.1% #6 Kentucky + 13.0% #17 Auburn + 1.9% #35 Arkansas + 0.1% #78 Georgia Tech = 52.5% #8 South Carolina + 47.5% #7 Texas.
tbraptors 5 Tennessee should be above Alabama, with the head to head win, and both having very similar resumes
Tortillero96 5 +5
W (7-2) H +28 vs Kentucky (6)
L (6-2) A -3 vs South Carolina (unranked)
W (6-1) H +16 vs Alabama (7)
W (5-1) A +7 vs Arkansas (unranked)
W (4-1) H +10 vs Auburn (unranked)
L (3-1) H -3 vs Texas (1)
W (3-0) H +33 vs Kennesaw St. (unranked)
W (2-0) A +21 vs Georgia Tech (unranked)
W (1-0) H +47 vs Furman (unranked)
ad51603 6
Applesaucemannus 6
buccaneerboy22 6
geordieColt88 6
hbh110 6
jibberishdhyukl 6
jwrtf 6
SpectralHydra 6
undercover_hot_dog 6
Yelich04 6 ^5 (#1 2-loss team, better than Alabama (#2 2-loss team) because they beat them h2h, better than Wake Forest (#4 1-loss team) because their best wins are far better than Wake Forest's.)
70277027 7
bruhstevenson 7
d1sportsball 7
gohncell 7 Bama win will get them pretty high this season but cannot play every game at home :)
GrimmacingGrinny 7
Kyrosiv 7
loneSTAR_06 7
m3owzika 7
RealityComps 7
Rhizical 7
Scottyfer 7
AoA_nB1 8
ArlyntheAwesome 8 Great win against Kentucky and me forgetting to consider the bama H2H last week gives you a big jump, welcome to the CFP, do better than you did last time
bigred91224 8
Blazemaster77 8
chief_sitass 8
CinemaWithPsalty 8
dee3Poh 8 .650
divey043 8
GDSamstag 8
GenuineBoss 8
HereComesNightTime 8
ianmcmoney 8 34.06%
isrealball 8
johnjones55 8
OG_Felwinter 8
owl-bears 8
Pure-Shirt-5831 8
Pyroblockx 8
ResearchFlaky5912 8 Beating #14 Kentucky in similar fashion to how Alabama did, while having a win over #9 Alabama, causes them to leap upwards in my rankings. Losses to #11 Texas and #21 SCAR are not as bad as they were earlier in the season. I don't see any reason to keep them behind Bama at this point.
saquad69 8
SignificanceFirm2398 8
SomerandomIDFBfan 8
ted1995 8
thatoneguyD13 8 Tier 3.
XVW55 8
Arago_ 9
beckett929 9
BoilerUp28 9
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY 9 7-2; score +1.44 = blend +1.51 -0.08 results; Q1/Q2 wins 1/1; losses Q1,Q1; ahead of Kentucky on head-to-head
ChunkyMarx 9
DillyDillySzn 9
DownshiftGD 9
Dramatic-Squash-6538 9
FoodCourtDruid 9
FrontRunner51 9 (+10)
idnttcrisis 9
Isthmus11 9
jtsmd2 9
MiserableConfusion74 9
MyAngelMiraidon 9 +6 - Kentucky win is VERY good
myworld3 9
ninjatown23 9 Like Texas, UT has slowly crept their way back into my top 10. The dismantling of Kentucky puts them just behind Texas at #9.
Ok_Boysenberry716 9
Piptit 9
qwop00 9
Rishik01 9
samtaylor92 9
SportsCat4 9
WBLwiffleball 9
666PeaceKeepaGirl 10
ChiTrojan2 10
DarthGlazer 10
Effective-Lead-6657 10 (17)
IWieldTheFlameOfAnor 10
JJones927 10
josh55134 10
KansasChaser2021 10
KevinDoesSports 10
LightningDusty 10 ↑3
mathwrath55 10
MillerHighLifeStan 10
ndbfsu22 10
NoOutdoorSoup 10
Original_Profile8600 10
PsychologicalFox8660 10
rt13wx 10
S2OP 10 (+6)
SaguaroCactus19 10
sportstrap 10
Star_Wars_Sith 10
TailgateLegend 10
-MrWrightt- 11
Delicious_Fig5384 11
fm22fnam 11 +3
Hastronaut 11
JackWK_Gaming 11
Kirkwood641 11
manbeqrpig 11
meristematic 11
NebraskaPlainsman 11
penix4heisman 11
2AcesRoth 12 net elo off def ridge fei
+14.2 +16.1 32.7 16.6 +16.8 +9.6
BoNnnnfhir 12
drewscottt 12 +7
EL-YEO 12
Flaky_Bit6733 12
g_trechel 12
grahamca 12 T13ᵗʰ W/L, T14ᵗʰ Predicted Wins, 12ᵗʰ Team Strength, 11ᵗʰ Quality of Wins
logace444444444 12
shouldajustsaid_yeah 12
Spazzatack 12
ThompsonCreekTiger 12 T-13th Win %, 29th SOS, 13th SR
bocnj 13
Forsaken_Forever_678 13
Impossible-Still-349 13 (+5)
jackmc04 13 (+6)
TyRoland06 13
GreenAndYellow12 14 0.486 (+8)
HokiPoqi 14
1Subject 15
alexjcode_com 15 800
BlueRFR3100 16
Nervous_Metal_9445 16
ogsmurf826 16
bryophyta_insolitam 17
jtchr33 17 that game was something, until the 4th where they took charge.
The_Stratman 17
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