College Football
#11

Tennessee Volunteers

SEC · 6-1

Neyland Stadium · 102,455 seats

Tennessee Volunteers rank #11 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.109 points per play (Elo 1733), a 6-1 record in the SEC, and 46% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.109
#11 in FBS
Offense
+0.037
higher is better
Defense
-0.072
lower is better
SOS
+0.051
mean opp. rating
Elo
1733
Off EPA/play
+0.029
higher is better
Def EPA/play
-0.093
lower is better
Off success
+0.018
Def success
-0.024
Off explosive
+0.002
Def explosive
-0.013
Rush EPA
+0.082
offense
Pass EPA
-0.035
offense
Pts / drive
2.86
10.9 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.40
inside opp 40

Offense and Defense are the net rating's own split (offense − defense reconciles to net rating exactly); everything else is opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected. SOS is the mean net rating of every opponent on the schedule.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Tennessee's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.095

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.130

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.035

This season's prior minus last season's final rating — our offseason risers/fallers number

Prior remaining46%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production35%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent+1.57σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-7.0 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.110.00Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsFurmanW 56–9———
2@Georgia TechW 45–24———
3vsKennesaw StateW 42–9———
4vsTexasL 17–20———
5vsAuburnW 24–14———
6@ArkansasW 24–17———
7vsAlabamaW 26–10———
8@South CarolinaOct 24———
10vsKentuckyNov 7———
11@Texas A&MNov 14———
12vsLSUNov 21———
13@VanderbiltNov 28———