
#11Tennessee Volunteers
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Tennessee's pathYour game. Beat Alabama and your playoff odds are 48%; lose and they drop to 22%.
USC winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Kentucky visits your schedule in week 9 — keep them ranked.
You already beat Mississippi State; them losing again keeps them behind you; Florida visits your schedule in week 13 — keep them ranked.
Vanderbilt visits your schedule in week 14 — keep them ranked.
You beat Arkansas — their wins make your résumé stronger.
Oklahoma visits your schedule in week 10 — keep them ranked.
Miami winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Auburn winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
50 more games that don't move your needle
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 8, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 8). How the model works.