KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Earning its first top-10 ranking since Oct.10, 2016, the Tennessee Volunteers moved up for a fourth consecutive week in both the Associated Press Top 25 and AFCA Coaches Poll, claiming eighth in the AP and ninth in the coaches.
It marks Tennessee’s highest ranking in the AP Top 25 since holding the No. 8 spot on Oct. 29, 2006, following a victory at South Carolina.
The position marks the fifth time a Josh Heupel-coached team has been ranked in the top 10.
The Vols are off to a 4-0 start for the first time since 2016 after topping then-No. 20 Florida, 38-33, in their SEC opener on Saturday in a sold-out #CheckerNeyland Stadium. Tennessee put up 576 yards of total offense, representing the most by the Vols in the series history.
Tennessee has an open date this week and will be back in action on Oct. 8 when the team travels to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to take on LSU. The Tigers are receiving votes in both polls this week.
The full AP Top 25, along with the AFCA Coaches Poll, can be found below.
Vols in the Polls
Preseason: RV AP, RV Coaches
Sept. 6: 24 AP, RV Coaches
Sept. 11: 15 AP, 16 Coaches
Sept. 18: 11 AP, 12 Coaches
Sept. 25: 8 AP, 9 Coaches
Associated Press Top 25
1. Georgia (55)
2. Alabama (4)
3. Ohio State (4)
4. Michigan
5. Clemson
6. USC
7. Kentucky
8. Tennessee
9. Oklahoma State
10. NC State
11. Penn State
12. Utah
13. Oregon
14. Ole Miss
15. Washington
16. Baylor
17. Texas A&M
18. Oklahoma
19. BYU
20. Arkansas
21. Minnesota
22. Wake Forest
23. Florida State
24. Pitt
25. Kansas State
Others receiving votes: Kansas, Cincinnati, Florida, Washington State, Syracuse, Oregon State, Texas Tech, North Carolina, LSU, UCLA, Tulane, TCU
USA TODAY Coaches Poll
1. Georgia (34)
2. Alabama (26)
3. Ohio State (4)
4. Michigan
5. Clemson
6. USC
7. Oklahoma State
8. Kentucky
9. Tennessee
10. NC State
11. Ole Miss
12. Penn State
13. Utah
14. Baylor
15. Oregon
16. Oklahoma
17. Texas A&M
18. Washington
19. Arkansas
20. BYU
21. Wake Forest
22. Florida State
23. Minnesota
24. Pitt
25. Syracuse
Others receiving votes: Cincinnati, Kansas, Florida, Texas Tech, Kansas State, Texas, TCU, Michigan State James Madison, Mississippi State, Air Force, Oregon State, UCLA, Washington State, LSU, Notre Dame, Iowa State, Maryland, Coastal Carolina
-UT Athletics
