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Tennessee Vols football needs to win at Vanderbilt on Saturday to make the College Football Playoff.
It is that simple for the Vols, who should return inside the top eight of the rankings during Tuesday’s latest rankings reveal.
Tennessee will jump Alabama and Ole Miss, and could jump Indiana too after the Hoosiers’ first loss of the season. But Saturday’s game in Nashville is what matters most.
Here’s how we project the newest CFP rankings ahead of Tuesday’s reveal:
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Tennessee Vols football CFP rankings projection
Our CFP projection, based off of the previous week’s rankings:
Oregon
Ohio State
Texas
Penn State
Notre Dame
Miami (Fla.)
Georgia
Tennessee
Indiana
Boise State
SMU
Alabama
Clemson
South Carolina
Arizona State
Ole Miss
Tulane
Iowa State
Texas A&M
Missouri
Illinois
Colorado
BYU
UNLV
Louisville
Some notes:
Just win. It really is that easy.
Currently, Knox News’ CFP projection sets up a Tennessee-Georgia first round rematch. The Vols offense under Josh Heupel has been hamstrung by Kirby Smart’s defensive game plan for years now. The result will only change if that dynamic changes.
Outside of being the No. 12 seed traveling to Ohio State, a trip to Georgia appears to be the worst-case scenario for an at-large.
For the Vols to host, it likely needs a Notre Dame loss at USC or a Georgia loss to Georgia Tech. (Plus a Vols win at Vanderbilt. Don’t forget that!)
IF Tennessee loses, it likely still has a chance to make the playoff. But Vols fans would then resort to rooting for Purdue against Indiana or Cal against SMU for a CFP chance.
Projected CFP bracket
CFP projected seeds
No. 1 seed Oregon (Big Ten champion)
No. 2 seed Texas (SEC champion)
No. 3 seed Miami (Fla.) (ACC champion)
No. 4 seed Boise State (Mountain West champion)
No. 5 seed Ohio…
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Author : Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Publish date : 2024-11-26 10:14:00
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