KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Riding a 9-2 record into the regular season finale, Tennessee football is ranked No. 8 in the latest College Football Playoff Committee Rankings released on Tuesday night. 

The Volunteers moved up three spots from last week’s edition and are the third-highest ranked SEC team behind No 3 Texas and No. 7 Georgia. Tennessee owns a victory over current No. 13 Alabama, while both of the Vols’ losses have come on the road at night, against current No. 7 Georgia (9-2) and Arkansas (6-5). 

Tennessee has been ranked in 16 straight CFP rankings dating back to Nov. 1, 2022. 

Head coach Josh Heupel‘s Vols are vying for their second 10-win regular season in three years when they travel to face Vanderbilt at noon ET/11 a.m. CT Saturday in Nashville. The game will be televised by ABC. UT owns a 5-2 record in SEC play is tied for third in the league standings. 

College Football Playoff Rankings (Nov. 26) 
1. Oregon (11-0) 
2. Ohio State (10-1) 
3. Texas (10-1) 
4. Penn State (10-1) 
5. Notre Dame (10-1) 
6. Miami (10-1)  
7. Georgia (9-2) 
8. Tennessee (9-2) 
9. SMU (10-1) 
10. Indiana (10-1) 
11. Boise State (10-1) 
12. Clemson (9-2) 
13. Alabama (8-3) 
14. Ole Miss (8-3) 
15. South Carolina (8-3) 
16. Arizona State (9-2) 
17. Tulane (9-2) 
18. Iowa State (9-2) 
19. BYU (9-2) 
20. Texas A&M (8-3) 
21. Missouri (8-3) 
22. UNLV (9-2) 
23. Illinois (8-3) 
24. Kansas State (8-3) 
25. Colorado (8-3)