The Tennessee Vols probably won't be hosting a College Football Playoff game in Neyland Stadium later this month. Tennessee is penciled in as the No. 9 seed in the latest playoff rankings, which means they'd play at Ohio State in the first round.

The fifth College Football Playoff rankings will be released Tuesday on ESPN. Follow here for the latest bracket updates.

Texas had been seeded second the past three weeks, but the Longhorns were third behind Oregon and an Ohio State team that was upset by Michigan this past weekend. Oregon (12-0) still owns the No.

Tennessee Vols head coach Josh Heupel was asked about his thoughts on where UT is ranked in the College Football Playoff rankings this week and he offered a response that will get fans on Rocky Top fired up.

The committee chose Ohio State in a debate against Tennessee, which could determine the final first-round host on Sunday.

Oregon maintains the top spot in the latest College Football Playoff reveal, but there was a huge shakeup in the rankings following Ohio State's loss to Michigan.

Nicole Auerbach evaluates the top contenders and sifts through the bubble teams to project the final 12-team College Football Playoff field.

The latest College Football Playoff rankings come out Tuesday, so we offer projections and predictions of where Tennessee Vols football will be.