ESPN's power rankings after the Alabama win don't add up for Tennessee, one writer argues

Tennessee settled things with Alabama on the field, but at least one writer says ESPN's college football power rankings failed to keep up. An A to Z Sports piece takes aim at the rankings released after the Volunteers' win over the Crimson Tide, arguing they make absolutely no sense.

It is a familiar frustration for Tennessee fans, who have watched ratings systems and rankings lag behind the Vols' results before. The head-to-head evidence from Saturday is hard to argue with, and the piece gives voice to the sense that Tennessee is still not getting full credit for it. In the end, the Vols' strongest argument will not be made in any ranking. It will be made on the field, starting with this week's trip to South Carolina.