KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee football comes in at No. 13 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings unveiled Tuesday night on ESPN.
The Volunteers (6-2, 3-2 SEC) are one of 10 SEC teams in the first rankings.
Tennessee owns a convincing 16-point win over current No. 5 Alabama 17 days ago (26-10). Both of the Vols’ losses have come by three points apiece, a 20-17 setback against current No. 7 Texas and a 27-24 loss as time expired on the road at current No. 21 South Carolina.
The Vols will square off against the third-highest ranked SEC team, No. 6 Kentucky, at 6:15 p.m. ET Saturday in Neyland Stadium. The Dark Mode and Homecoming tilt will be televised by ESPN. Neyland Stadium is sold out for the 33rd consecutive game.
Tennessee has been ranked in 23 of out the last 25 College Football rankings dating back to Nov. 1, 2022.
College Football Playoff Rankings (Nov. 3)
1. Miami
2. Georgia
3. Utah
4. Indiana
5. Alabama
6. Kentucky
7. Texas
8. UCLA
9. BYU
10. Ole Miss
11. Notre Dame
12. Ohio State
13. Tennessee
14. LSU
15. Texas Tech
16. Wake Forest
17. Houston
18. Missouri
19. Iowa
20. USC
21. South Carolina
22. Arizona
23. Oregon
24. Florida
25. Boise State