According to the rankings, the Tennessee Volunteers are projected to finish ninth in the SEC this season behind notable teams such as Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and others. The projection also suggests that the members of the media do not expect the Vols to return to this year's College Football Playoff.

Though there are no new schools, or even new coaches, entering the league in 2025, there's still plenty to look forward to. Few names will demand as much attention as Texas quarterback Arch Manning, who will travel with coach Steve Sarkisian to represent the Longhorns in Atlanta.

Following the start of media days, Paul Myerberg of USA TODAY released SEC football power rankings for the 2025 season. Tennessee is ranked No. 7. Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Oklahoma are opponents for the Vols in 2025 and are ranked higher in SEC power rankings.

Media Days have officially wrapped up in Atlanta. Now's a good time to rank all 16 teams with the season drawing closer.

The Tennessee Vols, despite some strong attempts by various media members, mostly avoided talking trash at SEC Media Days in Atlanta on Tuesday. Vols senior tight end Miles Kitselman, however, managed to fire off a subtle message to the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Fifth-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel took part in SEC media days on Tuesday. He discussed the Vols' upcoming season from the main stage. Heupel ended his opening statement discussing Tennessee's quarterback competition in fall training camp between Joey Aguilar, Jake Merklinger and George MacIntyre.

SEC Media Days will continue on Tuesday with players and head coaches from Georgia, Auburn, Tennessee and Texas stepping to the podium.

ATLANTA - Tuesday's SEC Media Days featured three different opponents on the Vanderbilt's 2025 football schedule but none of the programs took the bait when asked about the Commodores.

Following SEC media days, media members voted on the order of finish for league teams in 2025. Tennessee is predicted to finish in ninth place. Texas is projected to win the SEC and Georgia is second. Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).