How Tennessee might fare in the old BCS standings after the South Carolina loss

A to Z Sports has looked at where Tennessee would sit if the old BCS rankings were applied following the Vols' loss to South Carolina. The exercise uses the former system as a different lens for judging Tennessee's position after that result.

The BCS format is no longer how college football decides its postseason field, which makes the comparison a hypothetical one. Still, it offers another way to weigh the impact of the South Carolina defeat alongside the rankings systems that are actually in use today.

For Tennessee, the underlying point is the damage a loss like that does to its standing, however it is measured. The Vols' margin for error is smaller after falling to South Carolina, and any ranking model will reflect that setback.