Tennessee is ranked #5 in the latest AP Top 25

[Jeff Clark]

The Tennessee Vols coming off of a 66-24 win over Missouri is ranked #5 in the latest AP Top 25 Poll

AP Top 25 College Football Rankings: Week 12

 

[NeverWe'llSever]

Bye Oregon. We hardly knew thee.

 

[peaygolf]

Solid lead over LSU and USC.

USC still scares me.......

 

[robbymoore94]

Solid lead over LSU and USC.

USC still scares me.......

Yeah, that’s the one I’m not sure about. Granted, the PAC 12 is not very good.

 

[Vol8188]

Solid lead over LSU and USC.

USC still scares me.......

USC still has 3 very losable games. I’d still love to see TCU drop one too just to be safe

 

[peaygolf]

Yeah, that’s the one I’m not sure about. Granted, the PAC 12 is not very good.

USC has UCLA and ND..........plus the Pac12 CG. They could really bolster their resume.


Hate to say it , but.......Go Irish!

 

[SD189]

USC lost to Utah. That should be a disqualifier in itself.

 

[SDV]

We are going to stay there until the OSU/Michigan game

 

[peaygolf]

USC lost to Utah. That should be a disqualifier in itself.

1 point loss on the road......to a "good" team. Hard to say.....

 

[Vol8188]

We are going to stay there until the OSU/Michigan game

Still hopeful Baylor knocks off TCU for us

 

[J C Higgins]

Solid lead over LSU and USC.

USC still scares me.......

Yes...

If USC beats UCLA and ND and then wins the conference championship they'll probably be in even if we win the next 2 games.

 

[utvolpj]

USC lost to Utah. That should be a disqualifier in itself.

Except Utah is now #10

 

[thunder5]

USC still has 3 very losable games. I’d still love to see TCU drop one too just to be safe

USC has UCLA and ND..........plus the Pac12 CG. They could really bolster their resume.


Hate to say it , but.......Go Irish!

If I were forced to bet I would definitely put money on them losing at least one to UCLA, ND and/or Oregon

 

[SD189]

1 point loss on the road......to a "good" team. Hard to say.....

Utah lost to Florida (6-4). Would an SEC team with a loss to say… Washington State (6-4) not be chastised?

 

[SDV]

Still hopeful Baylor knocks off TCU for us

Same here!

 

[SD189]

Except Utah is now #10

And USC is the only team with a pulse they have defeated. Lost to a “bad” Florida team and UCLA. Everything else is very pedestrian.

 

[peaygolf]

Utah lost to Florida (6-4). Would an SEC team with a loss to say… Washington State (6-4) not be chastised?

I agree, but the "committee" looks at Utah being ranked #10. That hurts UT.
Still have a feeling things are going to work out. Patience..................

 

[utvolpj]

And USC is the only team with a pulse they have defeated. Lost to a “bad Florida team and UCLA. Everything else is very pedestrian.

I get it but the loss doesn't look so bad when you see the rankings. I don't trust the committee to dig that deep honestly

 

[peaygolf]

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF (FIESTA BOWL)

(Photo: Dan Harker, 247Sports)
Projection: No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Tennessee
Please football gods, let us have this matchup in the playoff between the nation's two most explosive offenses. Imagine the number of fireworks in this showdown between the Buckeyes and Volunteers, who are each led by Heisman candidates quarterbacks and several top-end wide receivers. Ohio State locks in the No. 2 seed if it wins out while Tennessee could slide into the No. 3 seed if the selection committee wants to avoid a semifinal rematch between the Vols and Georgia and TCU loses a game over its final two games and the Big 12 finale.

 

[SD189]

I agree, but the "committee" looks at Utah being ranked #10. That hurts UT.
Still have a feeling things are going to work out. Patience..................

I get it, but “pound for pound” that is a weak ass argument.

 

[Jeff Clark]

Tennessee is ranked #5 in the USA Today Coaches Poll

USA TODAY Coaches Top 25 Poll, College Football Rankings Week 11

 

[VolSteve]

USC has UCLA and ND..........plus the Pac12 CG. They could really bolster their resume.


Hate to say it , but.......Go Irish!

I never...ever...pull for the Irish. Except in '22 against Clemsux and against the USC Prophylactics

 

[Johnnyreb#VFL]

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF (FIESTA BOWL)

(Photo: Dan Harker, 247Sports)
Projection: No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Tennessee
Please football gods, let us have this matchup in the playoff between the nation's two most explosive offenses. Imagine the number of fireworks in this showdown between the Buckeyes and Volunteers, who are each led by Heisman candidates quarterbacks and several top-end wide receivers. Ohio State locks in the No. 2 seed if it wins out while Tennessee could slide into the No. 3 seed if the selection committee wants to avoid a semifinal rematch between the Vols and Georgia and TCU loses a game over its final two games and the Big 12 finale.

Jalin Hyatt > Marvin Harrison Jr.

 

[Dudleys87]

USC still has 3 very losable games. I’d still love to see TCU drop one too just to be safe

I think ND will beat USC.
TCU idk about.

 

[imw8n4u]

I get it but the loss doesn't look so bad when you see the rankings. I don't trust the committee to dig that deep honestly

But that's exactly what the committee is supposed to do, a thorough analysis looking at everything to come up with their rankings.