Vols are highest two-loss team in USA TODAY NCAA 1-131 re-rank
The Southeastern Conference East division in-state contest was the regular-season finale for both teams.
Tennessee’s 2022 regular-season schedule featured home games against Ball State (W, 59-10), Akron (W, 63-6), Florida (W, 38-33), Alabama (W, 52-49), UT Martin (W, 65-24), Kentucky (W, 44-6) and Missouri (W, 66-24).
The Vols’ 2022 schedule featured road contests at Pittsburgh (W, 34-27 OT) in the second edition of the Johnny Majors Classic, LSU (W, 40-13), Georgia (L, 27-13), South Carolina (L, 63-38) and Vanderbilt (W, 56-0).
2022 Tennessee Vols’ football schedule: Vols Wire’s downloadable schedule wallpaper
Following Week 13, USA TODAY Sports re-ranked all 131 FBS teams. The Vols are the highest-ranked Power Five two-loss team ahead of conference championship weekend.
FBS 1-131 rankings are listed below.
Georgia
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Michigan
Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
TCU
Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
USC
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Ohio State
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Tennessee
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Alabama
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Penn State
Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
Washington
James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
Kansas State
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Clemson
John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
LSU
John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Utah
Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images
Tulane
Chris Graythen/Getty Images
Oregon State
Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports
Oregon
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
UCLA
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Florida State
Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports
Troy
Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
South Carolina
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
UTSA
John Gutierrez-USA TODAY Sports
Texas
Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Notre Dame
Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Boise State
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Cincinnati
Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports
South Alabama
Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
North Carolina State
Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
North Carolina
Craig Jones /Allsport
Illinois
Michael Allio-USA TODAY Sports
Mississippi State
Bryan Lynn-USA TODAY Sports
Purdue
Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Coastal Carolina
Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
Ole Miss
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UCF
Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Duke
William Howard-USA TODAY Sports
Air Force
Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Ohio
Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
Pittsburgh
Jacob Kupferman/CSM
Kentucky
Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Wake Forest
Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports