According to the rankings, the Tennessee Volunteers are projected to finish ninth in the SEC this season behind notable teams such as Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and others. The projection also suggests that the members of the media do not expect the Vols to return to this year's College Football Playoff.

Josh Heupel’s Vols are picked to finish 9th out the 16 teams this season with UT opponents Georgia, Alabama and Florida selected to finish ahead of the Big Orange. Tennessee had three players named to the 2025 Preseason All-SEC teams by the media, which were announced on Friday following the conclusion of SEC Media Days in Atlanta.

Following SEC media days, media members voted on the order of finish for league teams in 2025. Tennessee is predicted to finish in ninth place. Texas is projected to win the SEC and Georgia is second. Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).

Paul Finebaum Shoots Down Tennessee Football Playoff Hopes at SEC Media Days originally appeared on College Football News. Paul Finebaum isn’t buying the Tennessee hype heading into the 2025 college football season.

SEC Media Days continued on Tuesday with four College Football Playoff hopefuls headlining the event. Texas and Georgia competed in the SEC Championship Game last season, while Tennessee and Auburn believe they have the rosters to make an appearance in Atlanta this year.

SEC football media days continue on July 15, with Georgia, Texas, Tennessee and Auburn making appearances. Follow along here for live updates

Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel addressed the sudden exit of Nico Iamaleava and the Vols' quarterback competition — but his comments at SEC Media Days raised more questions than answers.

The preseason media poll. Yes, unlike those cowards in the Big 12, the SEC still conducts the poll of the slovenly media masses who made their way to Atlanta for the event, asking them for their predicted order of finish.