Tennessee earned a ton of respect in its 56-0 win over Vanderbilt on Saturday. After the loss to South Carolina, there were many wondering just how the Vols would respond to such a devastating defeat. Well, the Vols put that to rest really quickly. College football pollsters noticed.
The Vols rose two spots in the AP Poll to No. 7 and three spots in the Coaches Poll to No. 8.
The Volunteers (10-2, 6-2 SEC) head into bowl season ranked in the top 10 for 10 consecutive weeks, representing the program’s longest streak since 1999 when they were top 10 in the charts for all 17 polls that year.
Tennessee finished a regular season in the top 10 for the first time since 2003, which also was the last 10-win regular season for the program. The Vols coincidentally ranked No. 7 in the final AP poll before championship weekend on Nov. 30, 2003.
The full polls can both 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
Oct. 9: 6 AP, 8 Coaches
Oct. 16: 3 AP, 4 Coaches
Oct. 23: 3 AP, 3 Coaches
Oct. 30: 1 CFP, t2 AP, 3 Coaches
Nov. 6: 5 CFP, 5 AP, 5 Coaches
Nov. 13: 5 CFP, 5 AP, 5 Coaches
Nov. 20: 10 CFP, 9 AP, 11 Coaches
Nov. 27: TBD CFP, 7 AP, 8 Coaches
Associated Press Top 25
1. Georgia (58)
2. Michigan (5)
3. TCU
4. Southern Cal
5. Ohio State
6. Alabama
7. Tennessee
8. Penn State
9. Washington
10. Clemson
11. LSU
12. Utah
13. Kansas State
14. Florida State
15. Oregon
16. Oregon State
17. UCLA
18. Tulane
19. Notre Dame
20. South Carolina
21. Texas
22. UCF
23. UTSA
24. North Carolina
25. Mississippi State
Others receiving votes: Troy, NC State, Cincinnati, Boise State, Purdue, Ole Miss, South Alabama, Illinois, Coastal Carolina, Pitt, Fresno State, James Madison, Ohio, Minnesota
USA TODAY AFCA Coaches Poll
1. Georgia (60)
2. Michigan (3)
3. TCU
4. Southern Cal
5. Ohio State
6. Alabama
7. Penn State
8. Tennessee
9. Washington
10. Kansas State
11. Clemson
12. Utah
13. LSU
14. Florida State
15. Oregon
16. Oregon State
17. UCLA
18. Tulane
19. Notre Dame
20. South Carolina
21. Texas
22. North Carolina
23. UCF
24. UTSA
25. Mississippi State
Others receiving votes: Ole Miss, Troy, NC State, Cincinnati, Boise State, Purdue, Pitt, Coastal Carolina, Air Force, South Alabama, Illinois, Minnesota, Duke, Iowa, James Madison, Fresno State, Wake Forest
