The MRI
2026 · Week 2

Tennessee

SEC · 2–0 · MRI Classic #29

Power+19.7#14 of 138
Résumé+0.69#16 · wins above average
Movement+8up from #22 last week
Best winGeorgia Tech (45–24)
Schedule faced-16.5 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+11.8 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 Furman FCS W 56–9 +58.6 -11.6
2 at Georgia Tech W 45–24 +13.7 +7.3

Remaining schedule

WkOpponent ProjectedWin prob
3 vs Kennesaw State +37.4 99%
4 vs Texas -0.6 48%
5 vs Auburn +13.0 78%
6 at Arkansas +14.9 82%
7 vs Alabama -3.6 41%
8 at South Carolina +5.0 62%
10 vs Kentucky +23.7 92%
11 at Texas A&M -9.8 28%

Season by season

Best finish: #5 in 2022. 23 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 1 150 2003: #27 of 117 (10-3)2004: #18 of 117 (10-3)2005: #51 of 119 (5-6)2006: #26 of 119 (9-4)2007: #32 of 120 (10-4)2008: #53 of 120 (5-7)2009: #32 of 120 (7-6)2010: #74 of 120 (6-7)2011: #65 of 120 (5-7)2012: #70 of 124 (5-7)2013: #79 of 126 (5-7)2014: #45 of 128 (7-6)2015: #14 of 128 (9-4)2016: #36 of 128 (9-4)2017: #103 of 130 (4-8)2018: #97 of 130 (5-7)2019: #46 of 130 (8-5)2020: #71 of 128 (3-7)2021: #39 of 130 (7-6)2022: #5 of 131 (11-2)2023: #14 of 133 (9-4)2024: #9 of 134 (10-3)2025: #21 of 136 (8-5) 2003 2025

Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 150 — 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 21 of 136 8–5 14.80 Power
2024 9 of 134 10–3 19.84 Power
2023 14 of 133 9–4 18.00 Power
2022 5 of 131 11–2 24.02 Power
2021 39 of 130 7–6 9.16 Power
2020 71 of 128 3–7 -0.34 Power
2019 46 of 130 8–5 30.80 MRI
2018 97 of 130 5–7 -5.80 MRI
2017 103 of 130 4–8 -12.49 MRI
2016 36 of 128 9–4 46.82 MRI
2015 14 of 128 9–4 72.69 MRI
2014 45 of 128 7–6 36.62 MRI
2013 79 of 126 5–7 11.74 MRI
2012 70 of 124 5–7 16.63 MRI
2011 65 of 120 5–7 22.57 MRI
2010 74 of 120 6–7 13.15 MRI
2009 32 of 120 7–6 44.86 MRI
2008 53 of 120 5–7 31.67 MRI
2007 32 of 120 10–4 53.28 MRI
2006 26 of 119 9–4 58.45 MRI
2005 51 of 119 5–6 33.98 MRI
2004 18 of 117 10–3 72.92 MRI
2003 27 of 117 10–3 62.20 MRI