Tennessee football is not viewed as a top-ten team by many, but Pro Football Focus has Tennessee ranked inside the top ten in its preseason power rankings.
That could place Tennessee on the verge of making another College Football Playoff birth if everything goes right this season.
PFF ranks Tennessee as the No. 10 team in the country heading into the season, and it could largely be because of Tennessee's strength of schedule. Of PFF's top ten teams, Tennessee has the easiest schedule, opening the door for Tennessee to still win a lot of games despite its wild offseason.