ESPN explains why Tennessee is a Tier 3 college football teams out of 23 tiers
Tennessee is a Tier 3 football team entering the 2025 season, out of 23 tiers laid out by ESPN this week. The Vols are in Tier 3 along with Florida, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Texas A&M.
Ohio State and Texas A&M led the way in Tier 1a, Georgia, Oregon and Penn State are in “Tier 1B” (the rest of the best) and
(Jamar Coach/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK) Smokey at the Vol Walk during the NCAA football match between Tennessee and Kentucky in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. Tennesseevskentucky1029 0543
Tennessee is a Tier 3 football team entering the 2025 season, out of 23 tiers laid out by ESPN this week. The Vols are in Tier 3 along with Florida, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Texas A&M.
Ohio State and Texas A&M led the way in Tier 1a, Georgia, Oregon and Penn State are in “Tier 1B” (the rest of the best) and Tier 2 (Playoff Expectations) is Alabama, Clemson, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame and LSU.
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Tier 3 is labeled “Someone in the SEC has to lose games, too”:
“Fun fact: All 16 SEC teams rank among the 20 hardest schedules in the country, according to ESPN’s metrics, from the grueling path for Florida (No. 1) to the easy (relatively speaking) slate at Missouri (No. 20).
“We know you’re shocked to learn that life is difficult in the SEC. The league so rarely mentions its depth or strength of schedule, and its coaches are reticent to suggest that their teams deserve any additional benefit of the doubt as a result. Oh wait, they’re actually contractually obligated to mention it in every interview.”
