Alabama vs Tennessee CFP Impact & Playoff Odds

Week 7 pregame analysis for Alabama at Tennessee. 2026-10-17 19:30 UTC. National Impact rank: #2. Alabama -6.5.

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Alabama playoff paths

PathCurrentWith winWith loss
CFP77.1%88.0%53.6%
At-large56.7%60.7%45.3%
Automatic bid20.4%24.6%5.6%
Conference title game41.1%52.5%9.9%

Tennessee playoff paths

PathCurrentWith winWith loss
CFP14.7%31.6%6.9%
At-large13.3%29.1%7.9%
Automatic bid1.4%3.6%0.1%
Conference title game6.4%17.4%0.4%

Biggest non-participant CFP swings

  1. Oklahoma: 2.4% outcome swing; Alabama wins
  2. LSU: 1.6% outcome swing; Tennessee wins
  3. Texas: 1.5% outcome swing; Tennessee wins
  4. Houston: 1.4% outcome swing; Tennessee wins
  5. Oregon: 1.4% outcome swing; Tennessee wins

Impacts if Alabama wins

  1. Houston: -0.7% change; Tennessee wins
  2. Oregon: -0.6% change; Tennessee wins
  3. Oklahoma: 0.5% change; Alabama wins
  4. Nebraska: -0.4% change; Tennessee wins
  5. LSU: -0.3% change; Tennessee wins

Impacts if Tennessee wins

  1. Oklahoma: -1.9% change; Alabama wins
  2. LSU: 1.3% change; Tennessee wins
  3. Texas: 1.2% change; Tennessee wins
  4. Utah: 1.0% change; Tennessee wins
  5. BYU: 0.9% change; Tennessee wins

Biggest modeled CFP impacts

This table compares each team’s current CFP probability with the two possible game outcomes. It is a pregame model view, not an official ranking or sportsbook market.

TeamConferenceCurrentAlabama winsTennessee winsSwingBetter outcome
AlabamaSEC77.1%88.0%53.6%34.4%Alabama wins
TennesseeSEC14.7%6.9%31.6%24.7%Tennessee wins
OklahomaSEC14.5%15.0%12.6%2.4%Alabama wins
LSUSEC18.1%17.8%19.4%1.6%Tennessee wins
TexasSEC83.7%83.4%84.9%1.5%Tennessee wins
HoustonBig 1242.0%41.3%42.7%1.4%Tennessee wins
OregonBig Ten17.9%17.3%18.7%1.4%Tennessee wins
BYUBig 1236.5%36.4%37.4%1.0%Tennessee wins
IowaBig Ten18.4%18.2%19.2%1.0%Tennessee wins
Ohio StateBig Ten78.7%78.5%79.5%1.0%Tennessee wins
Texas TechBig 1276.2%76.0%76.9%0.9%Tennessee wins
UtahBig 1259.3%59.4%60.3%0.9%Tennessee wins
ArizonaBig 125.7%5.6%6.3%0.7%Tennessee wins
NebraskaBig Ten18.5%18.1%18.8%0.7%Tennessee wins
NorthwesternBig Ten9.2%9.3%9.9%0.6%Tennessee wins
Oklahoma StateBig 124.3%4.5%5.1%0.6%Tennessee wins
Ole MissSEC19.2%19.4%18.8%0.6%Alabama wins
UCLABig Ten25.8%25.7%26.3%0.6%Tennessee wins
KentuckySEC13.9%14.0%13.5%0.5%Alabama wins
North CarolinaACC3.1%3.0%2.5%0.5%Alabama wins