The Sooners, fresh off a win over now-No. 23 Tennessee in Knoxville, rose seven spots in the AP Poll to No. 11. That ranking makes Oklahoma the fifth-highest ranked team in the Southeastern Conference, matching its slotting in the earlier-released SEC Football Power Rankings.

Week 10 of the 2025 college football season featured three ranked-on-ranked matchups that could loom large in the College Football Playoff race. None was bigger than No. 18 Oklahoma's clash with No. 14 Tennessee -- a battle between SEC foes that served as a de facto elimination game as the calendar flips to November.

The Oklahoma football team scored a big win on Saturday night over the Tennessee Volunteers in one of the marquee matchups of Week 10 of the college football season. Both teams entered the game ranked inside the top 20,

The Tennessee Volunteers played one of their more important games of the college football season on Saturday night, as they played one of their more important a

No. 18 Oklahoma beat No. 14 Tennessee 33-27 on Saturday in what was effectively a College Football Playoff elimination game in Knoxville.

The Tennessee Vols were unable to take advantage of an incredible atmosphere at Neyland Stadium on Saturday night, falling 33-27 to the Oklahoma Sooners.

That was until linebacker Owen Heinecke screamed around the right side of the offensive line and crushed Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar. Aguilar coughed up the ball and R Mason Thomas scooped it up with one hand and with the other hand fought off a Volunteer to rumble for a 71-yard touchdown.

No. 18 Oklahoma lost at home last week, falling as a 5.5-point favorite in a 34-26 (Over 52.5) setback against Ole Miss. The Sooners were outgained 431 yards to 359, with the 431 marking the most yards yielded by OU this season.

The Sooners faced numerous adversities against the Vols, including 102,000 noisy fans, but kept cool and are now making their move as the CFP rankings arrive.