Tennessee #8 in CFP

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#77
VolunteerVFL said:
Georgia/Texas loser will move us to Neyland
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I think a Georgia SEC Champ will push us to the final host seed. I'm not sure a Texas SEC champ will drop Georgia below us with that head to head they hold over us. Committee just said losses don't matter in the record column with Indiana being dropped below UGA and Tennessee
 
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cdb88 said:
Saw we are #8 do we host?
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No…the top 4 conference champions get the first 4 seeds but only 2 of those teams are ranked in the top 4…Boise state will most likely get the #4 slot so that bumps us to the #9 seed…sucks that we will go to Georgia instead of Penn State or Miami
 
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Estalcup said:
I want to be the #5 seed. And bama looks like they will sneak in
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Bama is behind Clemson and they play Auburn.

The only way Bama gets in is if two teams in top 11 lose - minus the conference winners since they get automatic bid regardless of number of losses.

Bama’s best case is TN and Notre Dame losing. We will host if the Irish lose to USC
 
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VolunteerVFL said:
Georgia/Texas loser will move us to Neyland
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I wouldn’t be so sure. Texas would still have a better record, and both of their losses would be to UGA, who would be the 2 seed. On the other hand, they wouldn’t have a win to hang their hat on, so that may factor in a bit.
 
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#87
Scenario 1) TX beats A&M and then beats GA. GA is out and we host game
Scenario 2) TX loses to A&M and A&M beats GA. GA is out, TX moves to 6-8 and TN plays on road.
Scenario 3) TX beats A&M and loses to GA. GA gets bye, TX moves to 6-8 and TN plays on road.

There is not a scenario where TN plays GA again in the fist round.
 
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Good2bavol said:
Scenario 1) TX beats A&M and then beats GA. GA is out and we host game
Scenario 2) TX loses to A&M and A&M beats GA. GA is out, TX moves to 6-8 and TN plays on road.
Scenario 3) TX beats A&M and loses to GA. GA gets bye, TX moves to 6-8 and TN plays on road.

There is not a scenario where TN plays GA again in the fist round.
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We don’t know if teams are going to be penalized for losing their conference championship game. Especially a team like Georgia who has already beaten Texas at their place.
 
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JMSqb11 said:
Correct. The main deviation from tonight I am dealing in is that Georgia is winning the SEC which will be a home game for them and OSU / Oregon loser is the first non conf champ seed (5 seed).

So in that sense, its a matter of who gets the 6,7, and 8 seeds hosting playoff games between Notre Dame, Penn State, Texas, and Tennessee....

Since the committee is willing to buck teams with unequal records (see Georgia and Tennessee tonight over a 1 loss Indiana), Tennessee blowing out Vandy this weekend could go a long way in the Texas vs Tennessee debate on that final host seed.
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if TX has two losses and they're both to UGA, we aren't leaping them.

edit: it's BS the "y" automatically gets deleted after the "A" in my response
 
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#93
Would be nice to get the 6th seed and get to host and then play acc champ!

I think for certain we get at least the 8th seed and probably 7 meaning we host for sure (assuming we beat Vandy) - loser of SEC will be behind us - either Texas with best win being Vandy (who we also beat) or UGA with third loss would be behind us despite beating us.

If ND were to puke it up vs. USCw I think we could get that 7 spot - maybe even 6 if we stomp Vandy down bad and look good doing it.

Considering where we were seven days ago, this is damn awesome!
 
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#94
UTFranklinVol said:
Yeah I agree. However to pad it it would be helpful for Ohio St or ND to also lose just to seal the deal.
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SMU and Miami make me nervous. If they play in the ACC Championship game, and SMU wins, does Miami drop behind us? SMU would jump us as a champion
 
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Good2bavol said:
Scenario 1) TX beats A&M and then beats GA. GA is out and we host game
Scenario 2) TX loses to A&M and A&M beats GA. GA is out, TX moves to 6-8 and TN plays on road.
Scenario 3) TX beats A&M and loses to GA. GA gets bye, TX moves to 6-8 and TN plays on road.

There is not a scenario where TN plays GA again in the fist round.
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There’s absolutely a scenario where Tn plays UGA in the first round. First, if UGA wins this Friday against Tech, they’re in the playoffs, regardless of what happens in the SEC championship game. Secondly, even if they lose to Tx or A&M, there’s no guarantee that the committee would hold that against them as far as seeding goes.
 
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#98
We are in a solid position to make the playoffs. Where we end up will be 7 - 9 after the conference championship games
 
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JMSqb11 said:
I think a Georgia SEC Champ will push us to the final host seed. I'm not sure a Texas SEC champ will drop Georgia below us with that head to head they hold over us. Committee just said losses don't matter in the record column with Indiana being dropped below UGA and Tennessee
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3 loss Georgia would be behind 2 loss Tennessee. We've been repeatedly ranked behind teams we beat in these rankings with the same number of losses. Aka head to head has been meaningless for us in 2022 and 2024.
 
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