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.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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.
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.
| Season | Rank | Rec | 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 |