Tennessee continues to skyrocket up the college football rankings. The Vols have now moved up in both the AP and AFCA Coaches Poll for four consecutive weeks. The Vols beat Florida 38-33 in Knoxville on Saturday to improve their record to 4-0 and further strengthen their resume for voters in both polls.
Tennessee is ranked No. 8 and No. 9 in the AP and Coaches Poll, respectively. It’s the first time that the Vols have been in the top 10 since Oct. 2016. Tennessee last earned the No. 8-ranking in Oct. 2006 when it also took the eighth spot going into a matchup with LSU, per UT’s Sports Information Department. Though the Vols have an open week, they will be back in action on Oct. 8 when Tennessee travels to LSU.
The latest ranking marks the fifth time that a team coached by Josh Heupel has been ranked in the Top 10. The Vols had to hold on for dear life to beat Florida on Saturday after holding a double-digit lead for most of the second half.
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
