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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.
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Vols Wire on MSNWhere Tennessee football is predicted to finish in 2025 SEC standingsFollowing 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).
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.
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Texas football was picked to win the SEC championship in a preseason poll voted upon by members of the media at SEC media days.