The MRI
2025–26 · Final

Tennessee

SEC · 25–12

Power+23.1#14 of 365
Résumé+16.48#20 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winHouston (76–73)
Worst lossSyracuse (60–62)
Schedule faced+12.8 avg opponent

Results

Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.

WkOpponentResult ExpectedPerf
1 vs Mercer W 76–61 +25.1 -10.1
1 vs Northern Kentucky W 95–56 +26.0 +13.0
2 vs North Florida W 99–66 +39.2 -6.2
3 vs Rice W 91–66 +31.1 -6.1
3 vs Tennessee State W 89–60 +26.9 +2.1
4 N Rutgers W 85–60 +20.4 +4.6
4 N Houston W 76–73 -5.0 +8.0
4 N Kansas L 76–81 +2.8 -7.8
5 at Syracuse L 60–62 +14.3 -16.3
5 vs Illinois L 62–75 -0.8 -12.2
7 vs Louisville W 83–62 +5.9 +15.1
7 vs Gardner-Webb W 94–52 +46.9 -4.9
9 vs South Carolina State W 105–54 +42.9 +8.1
9 at Arkansas L 75–86 -0.7 -10.3
10 vs Texas W 85–71 +10.1 +3.9
10 at Florida L 67–91 -8.7 -15.3
11 vs Texas A&M W 87–82 +10.2 -5.2
11 vs Kentucky L 78–80 +7.7 -9.7
12 at Alabama W 79–73 -4.1 +10.1
13 at Georgia W 86–85 +3.9 -2.9
13 vs Auburn W 77–69 +7.3 +0.7
14 vs Ole Miss W 84–66 +16.1 +1.9
14 at Kentucky L 71–74 +2.2 -5.2
15 at Mississippi State W 73–64 +14.2 -5.2
15 vs LSU W 73–63 +16.3 -6.3
16 vs Oklahoma W 89–66 +11.9 +11.1
16 at Vanderbilt W 69–65 -1.2 +5.2
17 at Missouri L 69–73 +7.7 -11.7
17 vs Alabama L 69–71 +1.4 -3.4
18 at South Carolina W 78–59 +14.9 +4.1
18 vs Vanderbilt L 82–86 +4.2 -8.2
19 N Auburn W 72–62 +4.6 +5.4
19 N Vanderbilt L 68–75 +1.5 -8.5
20 N Miami (OH) W 78–56 +14.7 +7.3
20 N Virginia W 79–72 +4.8 +2.2
21 N Iowa State W 76–62 -3.6 +17.6
21 N Michigan L 62–95 -9.5 -23.5

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
Season complete.

Season by season

Best finish: #6 in 2024–25. 22 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.

25ClassicMRI 2.0 1 200 2004–05: #115 of 326 (14-17)2005–06: #22 of 326 (22-8)2006–07: #26 of 326 (24-11)2007–08: #10 of 328 (31-5)2008–09: #29 of 330 (21-13)2009–10: #19 of 335 (28-9)2010–11: #64 of 346 (19-15)2011–12: #95 of 345 (19-15)2012–13: #70 of 347 (20-12)2013–14: #8 of 351 (24-13)2014–15: #133 of 351 (16-16)2015–16: #169 of 351 (15-19)2016–17: #111 of 351 (16-16)2017–18: #22 of 351 (26-9)2018–19: #11 of 353 (30-6)2019–20: #93 of 353 (17-14)2020–21: #31 of 347 (18-9)2021–22: #9 of 358 (27-8)2022–23: #6 of 363 (25-11)2023–24: #6 of 362 (27-9)2024–25: #6 of 364 (30-8)2025–26: #14 of 365 (25-12) 2004–05 2025–26

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 200 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.

SeasonRankRec Rating 
2025–26 14 of 365 25–12 23.10 Power
2024–25 6 of 364 30–8 24.12 Power
2023–24 6 of 362 27–9 22.26 Power
2022–23 6 of 363 25–11 20.25 Power
2021–22 9 of 358 27–8 19.19 Power
2020–21 31 of 347 18–9 11.83 Power
2019–20 93 of 353 17–14 70.59 MRI
2018–19 11 of 353 30–6 164.95 MRI
2017–18 22 of 351 26–9 138.61 MRI
2016–17 111 of 351 16–16 64.02 MRI
2015–16 169 of 351 15–19 40.93 MRI
2014–15 133 of 351 16–16 52.26 MRI
2013–14 8 of 351 24–13 177.83 MRI
2012–13 70 of 347 20–12 82.13 MRI
2011–12 95 of 345 19–15 73.66 MRI
2010–11 64 of 346 19–15 90.12 MRI
2009–10 19 of 335 28–9 143.05 MRI
2008–09 29 of 330 21–13 127.30 MRI
2007–08 10 of 328 31–5 170.73 MRI
2006–07 26 of 326 24–11 129.14 MRI
2005–06 22 of 326 22–8 121.05 MRI
2004–05 115 of 326 14–17 52.87 MRI