Current Tennessee Volunteers Playoff Chances For 2024-25
| 👍 Playoff Chances: | 41.7% |
| 👎 Miss Playoffs: | 58.3% |
| ⭐️ Win SEC: | 6.25% |
| 🏆 Win Championship: | 3.23% |
| ✅ Chances Verified: | September 2024 |
Vols playoff chances are implied probabilities based on odds at DraftKings Virginia.
What Are the Vols Chances of Making the Playoffs?
The Vols chances to make the playoffs sit at 41.7%. Their chances increased nearly 7% following Week 1 action. The chances Tennessee makes the playoffs may still look slim but with 12 teams now eligible to make the newly-formed college football postseason there's a realistic shot for a national championship come January.
Latest Tennessee Playoff Odds
| 👍 Odds to Make Playoffs: | +140 |
| 👎 Odds to Miss Playoffs: | -180 |
| ⭐️ Odds to Win SEC: | +1500 |
| 🏆 Championship Odds: | +3000 |
| ✅ Latest Odds Verified: | September 2024 |
Odds for the Volunteers to make the 2024 playoffs can be found on all legal Tennessee sports betting apps.
Who Do the Volunteers Play Next?
The Vols head into Week 2 on the road against NC State. Currently the Vols vs. NC State odds favor Tennessee by over a touchdown.
Here's how the Vols' schedule looks through the next month of competition:
| Week | Opponent | Odds/Results |
| Week 1 | vs. Chattanooga | Vols win 69-3, cover 38.5-point spread |
| Week 2 | @ NC State | Vols -7.5 |
| Week 3 | vs. Kent State | TBD |
| Week 4 | @ Oklahoma | Vols +3.5 |
| Week 5 | BYE | N/A |
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Tennessee Vols Playoff Picture
Right now the Tennessee Volunteers don't find themselves in the 2024 CFB playoff picture based on preseason rankings. As of today the most likely route for Tennessee to make the playoffs would be as an at-large bid opposed to winning what'll be a tough SEC schedule.
Where Are the Vols in the SEC Race?
The Vols find themselves tied for 1st in the SEC standings following Week 1.
| Team | Overall Record | SEC Record |
| 1. Georgia | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1. Texas | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1. Alabama | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1. Ole Miss | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1. Missouri | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1. Tennessee | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1. Oklahoma | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1. Auburn | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1. Kentucky | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1. South Carolina | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1. Arkansas | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1. Mississippi State | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1. Vanderbilt | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 14. Florida | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 14. LSU | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 14. Texas A&M | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Where Are the Vols in the CFP Race?
Once the Volunteers get into SEC play, the CFP race will start to look a bit more clear. However, based on the competition in the SEC and implied probability based on odds, it'll be a hard road for Tennessee to make the playoffs.
TN Vols SEC and CFP Odds Week-to-Week
| Week Number | Win SEC | Make CFP |
| ↔ Week 0 | +1500 | +170 |
| 🔼 Week 1 | +1500 | +140 |
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Looking at the Volunteers Playoff History & Results
The Volunteers have yet to make the College Football Playoff. They came close in 2022, going 11-2 (6-2) with multiple ranked wins including against at the time No. 3 Alabama. However, the Vols came up short in the East Division of the SEC to the Georgia Bulldogs. Tennessee closed out the season on a high note with a win against the Oregon Ducks in the Orange Bowl.
Vols Odds to Make Playoffs FAQs
Yes, the Volunteers can realistically make the playoffs. Head coach Josh Heupel has found success early in his coaching career, specifically at Tennessee, and with highly-touted R-Fr. Nico Iamaleava leading the charge, it's possible the Vols make a run for the playoffs this season.
No, the Vols have not clinched a spot in the 2024-25 College Football Playoff. Currently the Vols have a 1-0 record and are ranked in the top 15 in polls.
As of September 2024 the Volunteers' playoff chances sit at 41.7%. Week over week the odds have increased over 7% following their win against Chattanooga. This is an implied probability based on Tennessee's current betting odds at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Today the Tennessee Volunteers' odds to make the playoffs sit at +140 at DraftKings.
No, the Vols are not eliminated from the College Football Playoff as the season has yet to start. Tennessee will need a strong start to the season and into conference play to avoid being eliminated from the playoffs early in the season.
The first round of the CFP begins Dec. 20-21. Eight of the 12 teams that make the playoffs will play that weekend at the higher-seeded teams' field while the remaining four teams will have a bye week in the first round.
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