Tennessee Football Spurned Yet Again By EA CFB 25 Rankings

Evan Crowell | Jun 28, 2024

Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel is seen on the field before the Citrus Bowl NCAA College football game on Monday, January 1, 2024 in Orlando, Fla. between Tennessee and Iowa. / Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY

The Tennessee Volunteers are ranked ninth by ESPN's football power index. They are ranked 12th on the Preseason Rankings released by 247sports. They are ranked 16th by CBSsports. So, needless to say, the opinions on where things stand for the Vols entering the 2024 season are a bit inconsistent and wavering.

However, perhaps no rankings system has looked down upon Tennessee's 2024 roster more than the new EA CFB 25 video game ratings. Thursday it was announced that not only was Tennessee's defense left completely off the top-25 untis rankings, but their offense wasn't even ranked after three straight seasons of finishing inside the top-3 for total offense in the sport's toughest conference.

The disrespect for Heupel's 2024 roster continued on Friday as the Top10 Team Power Rankings were revealed.

Top-10 Team Power Rankings per EA CFB 25

Georgia - 95 OVR
Ohio State - 93 OVR
Oregon - 93 OVR
Alabama - 92 OVR
Texas - 92 OVR
Clemson - 90 OVR
Notre Dame - 90 OVR
LSU - 90 OVR
Penn State - 88 OVR
Utah - 88 OVR

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Published Jun 28, 2024

EVAN CROWELL

Evan Crowell is currently pursuing a journalism degree from the University of Missouri and has various media experiences throughout his young career. He's been committed to marrying the fan's perspective of the game of football to the technical intricacies installed in each game by coaches and players. Crowell has been working at Fan Nation since 2020 and has covered high-profile college football games, recruiting events, and more during that five-year tenure. While he never played football, he's worked relentlessly to continue improving his understanding of the game while still covering the unique stories of each individual he covers.