Projecting Where Tennessee Will Be In Tonight's CFP Poll

The Tennessee Volunteers (8-4, 4-4) were No. 21 in the previous College Football Playoff poll rankings but fell out of this week's AP Poll. Where will they be tonight?

Tennessee fell out of the Associated Press top 25 poll this week after a dominant win over the Vanderbilt Commodores. Though the Vols routed their in-state foe by 24 points, the media thought their two performances against Georgia and Missouri should keep them out of the top 25.

While the AP Poll is less important than the College Football Playoff poll, which comes out tonight, it's still worth noting. There are a few programs that had strong weekends on rivalry week that may have case's to jump the Vols. 

Toledo and James Midson are two mid-major programs that have had strong seasons and are officially on to bowl games. The CFP committee may have seen enough for them top leap the Vols, though the committee has been higher on Tennessee than the general public this season.

I have Tennessee at No. 22 this week, jumping Kansas State after a late season loss against Iowa State but falling behind those two mid-majors. Though those squads do hold different weight now that they are postseason bound, specifically JMU, I don't think the Vols should drop out of the top 25 completely. 

Last Week's College Football Playoff Poll

1. Georgia
2. Ohio State
3. Michigan
4. Washington
5. Florida State
6. Oregon
7. Texas
8. Alabama
9. Missouri
10. Louisville
11. Penn State
12. Ole Miss
13. Oklahoma
14. LSU
15. Arizona
16. Oregon State
17. Iowa
18. Notre Dame
19. Kansas State
20. Okahoma State
21. Tennessee
22. North Carolina State
23. Tulane
24. Clemson
25. Liberty

Tennessee Volunteers QB Joe Milton III during the win over Vanderbilt. (Photo by Randy Sartin of USA Today Sports)

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