No. 5 Tennessee (8-1, 4-1 SEC) will host Missouri (4-5, 2-4 SEC) Saturday in Week 11.
Kickoff between the Vols and Tigers is slated for noon EST (CBS).
Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll.
The second College Football Playoff top 25 poll was released Tuesday.
Tennessee is also ranked No. 5 in the latest College Football Playoff top 25 poll.
Georgia (1), Ohio State (2), Michigan (3) and TCU (4) are the top four teams in the College Football Playoff rankings.
Oregon is No. 6. The Ducks’ lone loss this season came in Week 1 versus Georgia. The Bulldogs defeated Oregon, 49-3, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
Boo Corrigan, College Football Playoff selection committee chair, met with media Tuesday following the announcement of the second College Football Playoff top 25 poll.
Corrigan discussed Tennessee and Oregon’s common opponent loss against Georgia. The Vols led Georgia 3-0 in the first quarter and the contest was played in rain during the second half.
Below are Corrigan’s analysis comparing Tennessee’s contest at Georgia to the Bulldogs playing Oregon on a neutral field.
The Tennessee and Oregon comparison, both playing Georgia, you did mention both games that you thought Georgia had control of that game and it was kind of one-sided, but do you factor in Tennessee actually had a lead in that game? It was early, 3-0 in the first quarter; do you look at that? Also, do you factor in the elements with the rain in that game?
“Yeah, we’re going to look at everything associated with it. You’ve got to take the total 60 minutes when you’re watching the game and making sure that you’re doing an evaluation from that standpoint. Again, really good — Tennessee is a really good team with big wins at the top. Hendon Hooker has had a great year to date. Their defense is giving up about 22 points a game and playing well. Again, as we look at it, it’s not this quarter here’s what the score was;…
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