No. 6 Tennessee (11-2, 6-2 SEC) defeated No. 7 Clemson (11-3, 8-0 ACC), 31-14, in the Capital One Orange Bowl on Dec. 30.
The 2022 campaign is the Vols’ first 11-win season since 2001.
Tennessee’s 2022 regular-season schedule featured home games against Ball State (W, 59-10), Akron (W, 63-6), Florida (W, 38-33), Alabama (W, 52-49), UT Martin (W, 65-24), Kentucky (W, 44-6) and Missouri (W, 66-24).
The Vols’ 2022 schedule featured road contests at Pittsburgh (W, 34-27 OT) in the second edition of the Johnny Majors Classic, LSU (W, 40-13), Georgia (L, 27-13), South Carolina (L, 63-38) and Vanderbilt (W, 56-0).
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Following Tennessee’s win versus Clemson in the Orange Bowl and New Year’s Eve bowl games, ESPN updated its Football Power Index rankings. ESPN’s top-10 FPI rankings are listed below.
Georgia
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Record: 14-0
FPI: 28.2
For more on Georgia visit UGA Wire
Alabama
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Record: 11-2
FPI: 26.8
For more on Alabama visit Roll Tide Wire
Ohio State
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Record: 11-1
FPI: 25.5
For more on Ohio State visit Buckeyes Wire
Michigan
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Record: 13-1
FPI: 23.9
For more on Michigan visit Wolverines Wire
Tennessee
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Record: 11-2
FPI: 22.2
Utah
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Record: 10-3
FPI: 19.9
Texas
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Record: 8-5
FPI: 19.5
For more on Texas visit Longhorns Wire
Penn State
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Record: 10-2
FPI: 18.9
For more on Penn State visit Nittany Lions Wire
Clemson
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Record: 11-3
FPI: 17.5
For more on Clemson visit Clemson Wire
TCU
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Record: 13-1
FPI: 16.8
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