2000s ranking

Top 25 games of the 2000s in the database

Wins receive a small preference, but exceptional losses and ties remain eligible. Select any game for its available box score and statistics.

2005Week 4Away1OT
W 30-27 vs. LSU
No. 3 LSU vs. No. 10 Tennessee · 3-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 5/5
80
Game score
Full Game · 2005 LSU vs. Tennessee (Regular Season Full Game)
2001Week 15Away
W 34-32 vs. Florida
No. 2 Florida vs. No. 5 Tennessee · 2-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
78
Game score
2005Week 3Away
L 7-16 vs. Florida
No. 6 Florida vs. No. 5 Tennessee · 9-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 21/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
62
Game score
Full Game · 2005 Florida vs. Tennessee (Regular Season Full Game)
2004Week 7Away
W 19-14 vs. Georgia
No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 17 Tennessee · 5-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
62
Game score
2002Week 8Away
L 13-18 vs. Georgia
No. 6 Georgia vs. No. 10 Tennessee · 5-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 25/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
61
Game score
2000Week 4Home
L 23-27 vs. Florida
No. 11 Tennessee vs. No. 6 Florida · 4-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
61
Game score
2006Week 3Home
L 20-21 vs. Florida
No. 13 Tennessee vs. No. 7 Florida · 1-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 29/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
61
Game score
2004Week 4Home
W 30-28 vs. Florida
No. 13 Tennessee vs. No. 11 Florida · 2-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
61
Game score
2001Week 10Home
W 17-10 vs. South Carolina
No. 9 Tennessee vs. No. 12 South Carolina · 7-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
59
Game score
2003Week 12Away
W 10-6 vs. Miami
No. 6 Miami vs. No. 18 Tennessee · 4-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
59
Game score
2003Week 6Home1OT
W 23-20 vs. South Carolina
No. 8 Tennessee vs. Unranked South Carolina · 3-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 5/5
59
Game score
2001Week 6Home
W 26-18 vs. LSU
No. 7 Tennessee vs. No. 14 LSU · 8-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 22/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
58
Game score
2006Week 10Home
L 24-28 vs. LSU
No. 8 Tennessee vs. No. 13 LSU · 4-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 26/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
57
Game score
2005Week 8Away
L 3-6 vs. Alabama
No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 17 Tennessee · 3-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
57
Game score
2002Week 7Home1OT
W 41-38 vs. Arkansas
No. 10 Tennessee vs. Unranked Arkansas · 3-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 5/5
57
Game score
2005Week 6Home
L 14-27 vs. Georgia
No. 8 Tennessee vs. No. 5 Georgia · 13-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 17/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
56
Game score
Full Game · 2005 Tennessee vs. Georgia (Regular Season Full Game)
2007Week 14Away
L 14-21 vs. LSU
No. 5 LSU vs. No. 14 Tennessee · 7-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
56
Game score
Full Game · 2007 LSU vs. Tennessee (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
2004Week 15Home
L 28-38 vs. Auburn
No. 15 Tennessee vs. No. 3 Auburn · 10-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 20/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
54
Game score
Full Game · 2004 Tennessee vs. Auburn (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
2009Week 8Away
L 10-12 vs. Alabama
No. 1 Alabama vs. Unranked Tennessee · 2-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 28/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
53
Game score
2001Week 13Away
W 38-35 vs. Kentucky
Unranked Kentucky vs. No. 6 Tennessee · 3-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
52
Game score
2007Week 9Home1OT
W 27-24 vs. South Carolina
Unranked Tennessee vs. No. 15 South Carolina · 3-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 9/15 · Win 5/5
52
Game score
2002Week 5Home
L 13-30 vs. Florida
No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 10 Florida · 17-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 13/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
51
Game score
2001Week 16Away
L 20-31 vs. LSU
No. 12 LSU vs. No. 8 Tennessee · 11-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 19/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 0/5
51
Game score
Full Game · 2001 LSU vs. Tennessee (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
2005Week 1Home
W 17-10 vs. UAB
No. 3 Tennessee vs. Unranked UAB · 7-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 23/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
51
Game score
2006Week 8Home
W 16-13 vs. Alabama
No. 7 Tennessee vs. Unranked Alabama · 3-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 27/30 · Overtime 0/15 · Win 5/5
51
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-week AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero ranking points.

Closeness, 30 points: the score margin is subtracted from 30, with margins of 30 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Result, 5 points: a featured-team win receives five points; losses and ties receive zero.

Regular-season rankings are matched to the AP Top 25 for the game's recorded week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Older games and smaller programs may have less complete poll or period data.

Tennessee Top 25 Games of the 2000s

Top 25 games of the 2000s in the database

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