Tennessee Vols make a move in ESPN’s power rankings following the bye week
The Tennessee Vols are the most well-respected three loss team in the nation.
The Tennessee Vols were off this past weekend ahead of the final stretch of the regular season.
Tennessee is 6-3 with three games remaining. The Volunteers will take on New Mexico State on Saturday in Neyland Stadium before finishing the season with a road matchup against the Florida Gators and a home tilt against the Vanderbilt Commodores.
The Vols’ College Football Playoff hopes are on life support at this point, but a chaotic final few weeks of the regular season combined with Tennessee winning out could get UT back into the playoff picture (but a lot of chaos is needed).
Where Tennessee lands in the latest college football power rankings from ESPN
Despite not playing this past weekend, the Vols moved up one spot in ESPN’s latest college football power rankings, from No. 23 to No. 22.
“Tennessee’s biggest area of focus is the same thing it has been for a while — defense,” noted ESPN’s Bill Connelly. “Pick your category: The Vols are 61st in yards allowed per play (5.39), 98th in yards allowed per game (395.9), 114th in scoring defense (31.1 points per game) and 120th in completion rate allowed. The fact they’re 6-3 with tight losses to two ranked teams tells you how explosive their offense can be, but with games remaining against ultra-efficient Vanderbilt and all-or-nothing Florida, they’ll have to make at least a few stops if they want to win out and create some late positivity from an up-and-down season.”
Tennessee and New Mexico State are set to kick off at 4:15 PM ET on Saturday. The Vols will be in their smokey grey uniforms for the matchup.
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