What has to happen for Tennessee to get into the playoffs now?

#52
#52
Really if we win out we just need one of the 4 to happen
1. Notre dame lose to army or at usc
2. Ole Miss to lose in the swamp
3. Penn state to lose to either Maryland or Minnesota
4. Alabama loses to Oklahoma or Auburn

Each are unlikely but just need one to happen. Hate to say it but Florida winning may be our best chance
 
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Willie Hutch said:
This may be my first post. Not sure. The team played well tonight against an elite UGA team. The one drive with the questionable facemask and BS 12 men on the field was the deciding factor tonight. With that being said, after the showing tonight, what has to happen for us to have an opportunity to play in the playoffs?
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Don’t listen to the chicken littles and their knee-jerk reactions. We need to beat the brakes off UTEP and Vandy and we’re in. Indiana is not going to be competitive in Columbus next week. 5 SEC teams will make it.

Playoff field will be (in no particular order because who cares):

1. Oregon
2. OSU
3. Texas/A&M
4. Bama
5. Ole Miss
6. UGA
7. UT
8. ND
9. Penn State
10. Boise
11. ACC champ
12. Big 12 Champ

If Texas loses to A&M they’re done, they have no quality wins. A&M is obviously out unless they beat Texas. There’s also a very slim chance that the Big 12 doesn’t get any teams in if Army and Boise win out and Colorado wins the Big 12, as the Buffs would be ranked lower than Army and Boise. Army ain’t beating Notre Dame though, sadly.
 
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JMSqb11 said:
Ranking bana


If A&M, Bama, Georgia, Ole Miss, and Tennessee finish at 6-2, I’m curious who gets the ticket to Atlanta.

I know the hype of an 8 way tie of 6-2 teams was talk of Gameday but LSU / Mizzou lost so they are done.

So in event of a 5 way tie for second place, i wonder if the 4th tie break needed for 8 way, isn’t needed. Whole a 2 loss team going to Atlanta has more risk than reward, they still have a chance to secure their way into Playoff and first round bye.


  • A. Head-to-head competition against the tied teams
  • B. Record versus all common conference opponents
  • C. Record against highest (best) placed common conference opponent in the conference standings, and proceeding through the conference standings among the tied teams
  • D. Cumulative conference winning percentage of all conference opponents among the tied teams
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I have no idea. It is going to depend upon who the teams are, and those tiebreakers are very confusing. LSU and Missouri no longer being in the mix doesn't bode well for Bama. When LSU and Missouri were in the mix - they were there if all three won out and Bama got credit for beating them. It now appears we may end up with a group of teams, many who did not play each other.
 
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#55
Still have a 53% chance according to what I’ve seen. Conference will raise nine kinds of hell. A&M likely gets their third loss from Texas. We have to hope the big ten only get three teams in.
 
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ENGRVOL said:
Really if we win out we just need one of the 4 to happen
1. Notre dame lose to army or at usc
2. Ole Miss to lose in the swamp
3. Penn state to lose to either Maryland or Minnesota
4. Alabama loses to Oklahoma or Auburn

Each are unlikely but just need one to happen. Hate to say it but Florida winning may be our best chance
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This is the correct answer. People are upset but I don’t see us dropping below 12. Just need one of the above to happen and I would include if Indiana gets run by Ohio State
 
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Vol in Buckeye Land said:
Don’t listen to the chicken littles and their knee-jerk reactions. We need to beat the brakes off UTEP and Vandy and we’re in. Indiana is not going to be competitive in Columbus next week. 5 SEC teams will make it.
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This and don't listen to ESPN either - it is all a guess right now based on whom folks think will beat whom.

Well, no one thought Florida would beat LSU. No one thought that Oregon would have a very difficult time with Northwestern.

We are going to see a lot of unexpected losses in the next 2 weeks. The goal for the Vols has to be to finish 10-2 and see how it all shakes out. At this point only 1 SEC team can finish with 1 loss - all other SEC teams are going to have at least 2 losses.
 
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rdk4121 said:
We need either Notre Dame to lose, BYU to lose, or Indiana to lose 2. I would imagine even if Ohio state loses to IU they'd still be ahead of us. Let's go Army.

Essentially if BYU loses, Big XII is for sure only getting 1 team in. That might open one up for us. Penn State losing would also probably be enough given their awful schedule.
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No dude. We need BYU to win out. If they have one loss they may still get in. We need OM / Bama or ND to lose. That’s about 5 games total. We still have a shot. All of the people saying it’s over are flat out wrong.
 
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volfan102455 said:
I have no idea. It is going to depend upon who the teams are, and those tiebreakers are very confusing. LSU and Missouri no longer being in the mix doesn't bode well for Bama. When LSU and Missouri were in the mix - they were there if all three won out and Bama got credit for beating them. It now appears we may end up with a group of teams, many who did not play each other.
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Right. It’s pretty much impossible to rank Bama Ole Miss Tennessee and Georgia right now.

I personally am eager to see what the tie breakers would show for a 6 way 6-2 tie for first place with A&M beating Texas.
 
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ButchPlz said:
If it comes down to us or Bama, we have no chance. It is what it is, and the Michigan AD that is running the committee basically set the narrative last week.

Unless Indiana loses by 100 to Ohio State and a bunch of other teams crap the bed we have no shot.
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Pretty much this. If we had a “G” or an “A” on our helmet then 10-2 would be enough. It just is what it is.
 
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sonofUT62 said:
No dude. We need BYU to win out. If they have one loss they may still get in. We need OM / Bama or ND to lose. That’s about 5 games total. We still have a shot. All of the people saying it’s over are flat out wrong.
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Bro, they were already trying to set the narrative tonight that UGA with 3 losses should get consideration, while saying a loss for us meant it was over.

No way we are getting in at 10-2.
 
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Mccage said:
What if Ohio St loses?
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That would be not good because they would put 2 loss Ohio State ahead of UT and Indiana/Oregon would be locks. As someone posted earlier, we have a shot but the scenario where Ole Miss, ND, Bama losing and us winning out will get us 🔝 12
 
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#70
1. Notre Dame losing another game.
2. BYU losing tonight and against Colorado in their whatever conference championship game.
3. Ohio State not only winning, but destroying Indiana next week.

If one or two of these thing happen, the committee will probably let a 5th SEC team into the playoffs.
 
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rjd970 said:
Bro, they were already trying to set the narrative tonight that UGA with 3 losses should get consideration, while saying a loss for us meant it was over.

No way we are getting in at 10-2.
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There isn’t no way. Several teams could lose that we need to have lose
 
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Vol49er said:
Last week two teams moved ahead of us for (very narrowly) beating teams that probably aren’t going to bowls. The committee was already positioning us so they could drop us as far as possible. No chance we’re in the top 12 Tuesday. I’d be unsurprised to see Colorado ahead of us
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Yep, seems the committee put a lot of value on the teams ahead of us because they beat the mighty Michigan Wolverines. Perhaps we should have just scheduled them this year to get the proper respect.
 
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A miracle.

Bama, Georgia, Texas, and Ole Miss are your playoff teams. You can add Texas A&M as a fifth if they beat Texas and play in the SEC title game.
 
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Vol in Buckeye Land said:
Don’t listen to the chicken littles and their knee-jerk reactions. We need to beat the brakes off UTEP and Vandy and we’re in. Indiana is not going to be competitive in Columbus next week. 5 SEC teams will make it.

Playoff field will be (in no particular order because who cares):

1. Oregon
2. OSU
3. Texas/A&M
4. Bama
5. Ole Miss
6. UGA
7. UT
8. ND
9. Penn State
10. Boise
11. ACC champ
12. Big 12 Champ

If Texas loses to A&M they’re done, they have no quality wins. A&M is obviously out unless they beat Texas. There’s also a very slim chance that the Big 12 doesn’t get any teams in if Army and Boise win out and Colorado wins the Big 12, as the Buffs would be ranked lower than Army and Boise. Army ain’t beating Notre Dame though, sadly.
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You’re delusional if you think we stay in the same spot after getting beat 31-7 from quarter 2-4 tonight. We will be 13th or 14th.
 
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