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Tennessee

2026 Season Performance

#17
Rank
5-1
Record
66.3
Points
0.675
SOS

Current Form

W2 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W vs #17 Auburn 24-14
Worst L vs #10 Texas 17-20

Record Splits

Home 3-1
Away 2-0
Conference 2-1
Non-Conf 3-0
Close (7 pts or less) 1-1
FCS Opponents 1

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#33.5
avg opponent rank
#1
toughest left
85.46
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
vs
#1 Alabama
5-1
+13.14
8
10-24
@
#29 South Carolina
3-3
+17.71
10
11-07
vs
#9 Kentucky
5-1
+12.76
11
11-14
@
#54 Texas A&M
3-3
+15.93
12
11-21
vs
#28 LSU
4-2
+11.85
13
11-28
@
#80 Vanderbilt
3-3
+14.07

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#11
#31
#51
#71
#91
Pre
#19
W3
#31
W6
#17
W9
#16
W12
#16
W15
#16

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
W
NR vs FCS Furman
56-9
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
2
09/12
W
#81 @ #132 Georgia Tech
45-24
+14.2
+17.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-1.6 11.9
Margin Scaling
+3.2 15.2
Against the Spread (-12.5, +8.5)
+2.1 17.3
Total 17.3 pts
+3.1
3
09/19
W
#36 vs #113 Kennesaw State
42-9
+9.0
+8.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.0 5.0
Margin Scaling
+3.9 8.9
Against the Spread (-35.5, -2.5)
-0.6 8.2
Total 8.2 pts
-0.8
4
09/26
L
#31 vs #10 Texas
17-20
-3.3
-4.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.6 -3.6
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -4.4
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -5.2
Against the Spread (+5.5, +2.5)
+0.6 -4.5
Total -4.5 pts
-1.3
5
10/03
W
#44 vs #17 Auburn
24-14
+28.9
+32.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+14.7 23.7
Margin Scaling
+3.4 27.0
Recency Weighting
+4.9 31.9
Against the Spread (-6.25, +3.75)
+0.9 32.8
Total 32.8 pts
+3.9
6
10/10
W
#18 @ #87 Arkansas
24-17
+17.4
+18.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+1.9 15.4
Margin Scaling
+1.7 17.1
Recency Weighting
+3.1 20.1
Against the Spread (-13.75, -6.75)
-1.7 18.4
Total 18.4 pts
+1.0
Total
5-1 Record
66.3
72.3
+6.0

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
75-49
Record
60%
Win Rate
#32
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.848
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#9
2017
#99
2018
#47
2019
#23
2020
#65
2021
#28
2022
#3
2023
#18
2024
#13
2025
#27
2026
#16

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 SEC 5-1 (83%) #16 #16 72.3 0.660 -
2025 SEC 8-4 (67%) #27 #7 94.1 0.821 -
2024 SEC 10-2 (83%) #13 #2 210.6 0.782 -
2023 SEC 8-4 (67%) #18 #12 119.5 0.828 -
2022 SEC 10-2 (83%) #3 #1 274.3 0.872 -
2021 SEC 7-5 (58%) #28 #24 109.8 0.831 -
2020 SEC 3-7 (30%) #65 #14 17.1 1.034 -
2019 SEC 7-5 (58%) #23 #23 92.3 0.847 -
2018 SEC 5-7 (42%) #47 #32 56.4 0.906 -
2017 SEC 4-8 (33%) #99 #21 -20.1 0.869 -
2016 SEC 8-4 (67%) #9 #1 169.8 0.879 -