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.

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

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.

Eleven different teams got votes to win the SEC championship. Georgia was second with 44 votes, followed by Alabama (29), then LSU (20), South Carolina (5), Oklahoma (3), Vanderbilt (2), Florida (2), Tennessee (1), Ole Miss (1) and Auburn (1).

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.

SEC Media Days continued on Tuesday with four College Football Playoff hopefuls headlining the event. Texas and Georgia competed in the SEC Championship Game last season, while Tennessee and Auburn believe they have the rosters to make an appearance in Atlanta this year.

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