Ranking Tennessee's remaining seven football opponents with best chance to defeat Vols

Tennessee (4-1, 1-1 SEC) enters Week 7 of the 2025 college football season. The Vols have seven games remaining in the regular season.

Tennessee will host Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico State and Vanderbilt, while playing at Alabama, Kentucky and Florida to conclude regular-season play.

The Vols will next face Arkansas on Saturday at Neyland Stadium (4:15 p.m. EDT, SEC Network).

Following Week 6 contests, ESPN Football Power Index released updated win percentage chances for each game in 2025.

ESPN FPI projects the Vols to have an 82.6 percent chance to defeat Arkansas. Tennessee also has the 17th-best odds to make the College Football Playoff (28.1 percent).

Below are Tennessee’s seven remaining regular-season opponents ranked with the best chances to defeat the Vols by ESPN FPI after Week 6.

Ranking Tennessee’s remaining football opponents with best chance to defeat Vols after Week 6

1. Alabama Crimson Tide

Projection: 72.5 percent chance to win against Tennessee

Location: Bryant-Denny Stadium (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

Date: Oct. 18

2. Vanderbilt Commodores

Projection: 38.6 percent chance to win against Tennessee

Location: Neyland Stadium (Knoxville, Tennessee)

Date: Nov. 29

3. Florida Gators

Projection: 37.0 percent chance to win against Tennessee

Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Gainesville, Florida)

Date: Nov. 22

3. Oklahoma Sooners

Projection: 37.0 percent chance to win against Tennessee

Location: Neyland Stadium (Knoxville, Tennessee)

Date: Nov. 1

5. Kentucky Wildcats

Projection: 20.8 percent chance to win against Tennessee

Location: Kroger Field (Lexington, Kentucky)

Date: Oct. 25

6. Arkansas Razorbacks

Projection: 17.4 percent chance to win against Tennessee

Location: Neyland Stadium (Knoxville, Tennessee)

Date: Oct. 11

7. New Mexico State Aggies

Projection: 1.0 percent chance to win against Tennessee

Location: Neyland Stadium (Knoxville, Tennessee)

Date: Nov. 15

Tennessee will have an open date on Nov. 8.

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