KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – After an open week, the Tennessee Volunteers remained in the top-10 of both national polls, holding at the No. 8 in the Associated Press Top 25 and moving up one spot, from No. 9 to No. 8, in the AFCA Coaches Poll.
Tennessee (4-0, 1-0 SEC) is ranked in the top-10 in back-to-back weeks for the first time since Oct. 2 and Oct. 10, 2016, when the Vols also held the No. 9 position in the AP poll both times.
The Vols are gearing up for their third ranked matchup of the season when they take on LSU in Baton Rouge at 11 a.m. CT Saturday on ESPN. The Tigers checked into the AP Top 25 at No. 25 and are receiving votes in the Coaches poll.
It marks the first time that both squads will face off as ranked teams since the 2007 SEC Championship Game.
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
Oct. 2: 8 AP, 8 Coaches
Associated Press Top 25
1. Alabama (25)
2. Georgia (28)
3. Ohio State (10)
4. Michigan
5. Clemson
6. USC
7. Oklahoma State
8. Tennessee
9. Ole Miss
10. Penn State
11. Utah
12. Oregon
13. Kentucky
14. NC State
15. Wake Forest
16. BYU
17. TCU
18. UCLA
19. Kansas
20. Kansas State
21. Washington
22. Syracuse
23. Mississippi State
24. Cincinnati
25. LSU
Others receiving votes: Washington State, Baylor, Florida State, Arkansas, James Madison, Florida, Maryland, Coastal Carolina, Minnesota, Tulane, Illinois, North Carolina, Texas A&M, Purdue, Oklahoma
USA TODAY AFCA Coaches Poll
1. Alabama (34)
2. Alabama (23)
3. Ohio State (7)
4. Michigan
5. Clemson
6. USC
7. Oklahoma State
8. Tennessee
9. Ole Miss
10. Penn State
11. Utah
12. Oregon
13. Kentucky
14. NC State
15. Wake Forest
16. BYU
17. Kansas
18. TCU
19. UCLA
20. Kansas State
21. Syracuse
22. Baylor
23. Mississippi State
24. Washington
25. Arkansas
Others receiving votes: Cincinnati, LSU, Florida State, Florida, Washington State, Maryland, James Madison, Minnesota, Texas, Texas A&M, Air Force, Oklahoma, Coastal Carolina, Purdue, North Carolina, Tulane, Notre Dame, Illinois, UCF, Pittsburgh, Duke
-UT Athletics
