Current Tennessee Volunteers Playoff Chances for 2024-25
👍 Playoff Chances: | 63.6% |
👎 Miss Playoffs: | 36.4% |
⭐️ Win SEC: | 9.52% |
🏆 Win Championship: | 6.25% |
✅ Chances Verified: | October 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 63.6%. 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: | -175 |
👎 Odds to Miss Playoffs: | +135 |
⭐️ Odds to Win SEC: | +950 |
🏆 Championship Odds: | +1500 |
✅ Latest Odds Verified: | October 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?
Tennessee will take on Kentucky in Week 10. Here's how the Vols' schedule looks throughout the season:
Week | Opponent | Odds/Results |
Week 1 | vs. Chattanooga | Vols (1-0) win 69-3 |
Week 2 | @ NC State | Vols (2-0) win 51-10 |
Week 3 | vs. Kent State | Vols (3-0) win 71-0 |
Week 4 | @ Oklahoma | Vols (4-0) win 25-15 |
Week 5 | BYE | -- |
Week 6 | @ Arkansas | Vols (4-1) lose 19-14 |
Week 7 | vs. Florida | Vols (5-1) win 23-17 |
Week 8 | vs. Alabama | Vols (6-1) win 24-17 |
Week 9 | BYE | -- |
Week 10 | vs. Kentucky | Vols -16, ML -800 |
Week 11 | vs. Mississippi State | TBD |
Week 12 | at Georgia | TBD |
Week 13 | vs. UTEP | TBD |
Week 14 | at Vanderbilt | TBD |
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Tennessee Vols Playoff Picture
Right now the Tennessee Volunteers would likely be a No. 9 seed in the CFB playoff picture if the season ended today. As of today the most likely route for Tennessee to make the playoffs would be as an at-large bid opposed to winning what's a tough SEC schedule, although wins against Oklahoma and Alabama gives the Vols a head start as SEC play continues.
Where Are the Vols in the SEC Race?
The Vols are fourth in the SEC standings, though there is still plenty of conference play to be had.
Team | Overall Record | SEC Record |
1. Texas A&M | 7-1 | 5-0 |
2. Georgia | 6-1 | 4-1 |
3. Texas | 7-1 | 3-1 |
4. Tennessee | 6-1 | 3-1 |
5. LSU | 6-2 | 3-1 |
6. Alabama | 6-2 | 3-2 |
7. Arkansas | 5-3 | 3-2 |
8. Missouri | 6-2 | 2-2 |
9. Ole Miss | 6-2 | 2-2 |
10. Vanderbilt | 5-3 | 2-2 |
11. Florida | 4-3 | 2-2 |
12. South Carolina | 4-3 | 2-3 |
13. Oklahoma | 4-4 | 1-4 |
14. Auburn | 3-5 | 1-4 |
15. Kentucky | 3-5 | 1-5 |
16. Mississippi State | 1-7 | 0-5 |
Where Are the Vols in the CFP Race?
The Vols are currently projected to be a No. 9 seed in the CFP based on current standings and rankings. However, some big wins could get Tennessee even further up the ladder and into a better spot.
TN Vols SEC and CFP Odds Week-to-Week
Week Number | Win SEC | Make CFP |
Preseason | +1500 | +170 |
After Week 1 | +1500 | +140 |
After Week 2 | +1200 | +100 |
After Week 3 | +800 | -200 |
After Week 4 | +650 | -250 |
After Week 5 | +450 | -300 |
After Week 6 | +1600 | +100 |
After Week 7 | +1800 | +115 |
After Week 8 | +1000 | -150 |
After Week 9 | +950 | -175 |
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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 make the playoffs. The Vols have gotten off to a fast start in 2024, winning their first four games including one against SEC opponent, the Oklahoma Sooners. A loss to Arkansas knocked the Vols down in the playoff race a bit, but a win over Alabama helped move them back up.
No, the Vols have not clinched a spot in the 2024-25 College Football Playoff. Currently the Vols have a 6-1 record and are ranked in the top 10 in polls.
As of October 2024 the Volunteers' playoff chances sit at 63.6%. Week over week the odds increased significantly following their wins against Chattanooga, NC State, Kent State, and Oklahoma, but dropped after a loss to Arkansas. 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 -175 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 second half 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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