What the experts think.
The Tennessee Volunteers have debuted at No. 7 in the initial 12-team College Football Playoff rankings. Due to the rules of the conference championship bye, the Volunteers appeared as the No. 8 seed in the first ever 12-team bracket reveal.
The first bracket reveal would place No. 8 Tennessee as the host to No. 9 Indiana. The winner would face Oregon.
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- Oregon
- Ohio State
- Georgia
- Miami
- Texas
- Penn State
- Tennessee
- Indiana
- BYU
- Notre Dame
- Alabama
- Boise State
- SMU
- Texas A&M
- LSU
- Ole Miss
- Iowa State
- Pitt
- Kansas State
- Colorado
- Washington State
- Louisville
- Clemson
- Missouri
- Army
College Football Playoff Projections
Tennessee may not have looked all that impressive in their 28-18 win over Kentucky, but results from around the country certainly helped their case to make the College Football Playoff.
Penn State suffered their first loss of the season, though it came against No. 3 Ohio State. Clemson went down against Louisville, Texas A&M lost to South Carolina by 22 points and Texas Tech pulled the upset on Iowa State. Each one of those teams are potential at-large competitors for Tennessee, so it was a great weekend for the Volunteers.
That’s reflected in the latest College Football Playoff projections. Tennessee is projected to make the 12-team field by most outlets, as of Monday morning.
Updated Tennessee College Football Playoff Projections
CBS Sports: No. 11 Tennessee at No. 6 Georgia (Winner gets No. 3 Miami)
ESPN Bonagura: No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Notre Dame (Winner gets No. 1 Oregon)
ESPN Schlabaugh: No. 10 Tennessee at No. 7 Indiana (Winner gets No. 2 Georgia)
247Sports: No. 10 Tennessee at No. 7 Notre Dame (Winner gets No. 2 Georgia)
Action Network: No. 12 Tennessee at No. 5 Ohio State (Winner gets No. 1 Oregon)