#11Tennessee Volunteers
5–1 · 2–1 SEC
In the books
WEEK 8 · 2025
6%
SEC title game
2%
Win the SEC
8%
Make the playoff
<1%
First-round bye
avg seed 10.1
How the week went: playoff odds 8% → <1% · title-game odds 6% → <1%.
The Saturday rundown
ranked by what moves Tennessee's pathYour game
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#11 Tennessee at #6 Alabama
Your game. Beat Alabama and your playoff odds are 19%; lose and they drop to 4%.
Final · Tennessee 20–37 AlabamaWent the other way ✗
Just win
Worth a glancesmaller, but real
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#10 LSU at #17 Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt visits your schedule in week 14 — keep them ranked.
Final · LSU 24–31 VanderbiltWish granted ✓
Root for Vanderbilt+3.7 pp playoff odds
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Louisville at #2 Miami
Miami winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Final · Louisville 24–21 MiamiWent the other way ✗
Root for Miami+3.5 pp playoff odds
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#21 Texas at Kentucky
Kentucky visits your schedule in week 9 — keep them ranked.
Final · Texas 16–13 KentuckyWent the other way ✗
Root for Kentucky+1.3 pp playoff odds
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#7 Texas Tech at Arizona State
Texas Tech winning thins out the at-large competition for your playoff spot.
Final · Texas Tech 22–26 Arizona StateWent the other way ✗
Root for Texas Tech+1.2 pp playoff odds
54 more games that don't move your needle
Texas A&M at Arkansas · ESPN
New Mexico State at Liberty · CBSSN
Arkansas State at South Alabama · ESPN2
Florida International at Western Kentucky · ESPNU
Delaware at Jacksonville State · ESPN2
UTEP at Sam Houston · CBSSN
Tulsa at East Carolina · ESPN
Nebraska at Minnesota · FOX
San José State at Utah State · CBSSN
North Carolina at California · ESPN
Washington at Michigan · FOX
Georgia Tech at Duke · ESPN
UConn at Boston College · ACC Network
Arizona at Houston · FS1
Baylor at TCU · ESPN2
Army at Tulane · ESPNU
Central Michigan at Bowling Green · CBSSN
Eastern Michigan at Miami (OH) · ESPN+
Oklahoma at South Carolina · SEC Network
West Virginia at UCF · TNT
Kent State at Toledo · ESPN+
Buffalo at Massachusetts · ESPN+
Purdue at Northwestern · BTN
Troy at UL Monroe · ESPN+
Ole Miss at Georgia · ABC
Ohio State at Wisconsin · CBS
Michigan State at Indiana · Peacock
SMU at Clemson · ACC Network
Wyoming at Air Force · CBSSN
UNLV at Boise State · FS1
Coastal Carolina at App State · ESPN+
Old Dominion at James Madison · ESPNU
Texas State at Marshall · ESPN+
Temple at Charlotte · ESPN+
UTSA at North Texas · ESPN+
Akron at Ball State · ESPN+
Northern Illinois at Ohio · ESPN+
Memphis at UAB · ESPN2
Mississippi State at Florida · SEC Network
Southern Miss at Louisiana · ESPN+
Oregon at Rutgers · BTN
Washington State at Virginia · The CW Network
Penn State at Iowa · Peacock
Maryland at UCLA · FS1
Hawai'i at Colorado State
Georgia State at Georgia Southern · ESPN+
USC at Notre Dame · NBC
Pittsburgh at Syracuse · ACC Network
Florida Atlantic at South Florida · ESPNU
Missouri at Auburn · SEC Network
Utah at BYU · FOX
Cincinnati at Oklahoma State · ESPN2
Nevada at New Mexico · FS1
Florida State at Stanford · ESPN
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 8, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 8).