Where Tennessee lands in ESPN’s latest college football power rankings after win over Florida
The Tennessee Vols are coming off a big rivalry win over the Florida Gators.
The good vibes are back for the Tennessee Vols after taking down the Florida Gators in the Swamp this past Saturday night.
Tennessee almost certainly won’t be playing in the College Football Playoff thanks to their loss earlier this month to the Oklahoma Sooners, but getting a win in the Swamp for the first time since 2003 has undoubtedly improved the mood on Rocky Top.
Where Tennessee lands in ESPN’s latest college football power rankings after win over Florida
ESPN revealed their updated college football power rankings on Monday, and Tennessee moved up two spots, from No. 20 to No. 18.
“DeSean Bishop and Star Thomas rushed 33 times for 187 yards and three touchdowns in Tennessee’s 31-11 win over Florida,” wrote ESPN’s Bill Connelly. “It was only the Vols’ third win in 50 years in Gainesville, and while the big story was a defense that pitched a first-half shutout (and has now allowed just 20 points in two games after a dreadful first nine games), the Bishop-Thomas combination had its best game all season against a decent defense. In two tight losses that eliminated the Vols from playoff contention, they averaged just 4.8 yards per carry against Georgia and 2.8 against Oklahoma. A burly run game will give them a solid chance of depriving Vanderbilt of a playoff bid next weekend.”
If Max Gilbert had made the 43-yard field to beat the Georgia Bulldogs in September, Tennessee would probably be solidly in the top 10 of ESPN’s college football power rankings.
That’s just how thin the margins are in this new NIL-dominated era of college football.
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