Tennessee football moved up three spots in the US LBM Coaches Poll after a 26-10 win over Alabama in Week 7 of the 2026 season.
The Vols are ranked No. 11 in the coaches poll. The AP Top 25 will be released later on Oct. 18.
Tennessee (6-1, 3-1 SEC) plays South Carolina (3-3, 1-3) on Oct. 24 (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN or SEC Network) at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
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College football rankings after Week 7
US LBM Coaches Poll
First-place votes in parenthesis
- Miami (50)
- Ohio State (13)
- BYU (10)
- Georgia
- Texas Tech
- Indiana
- Ole Miss
- Notre Dame
- Utah
- UCLA
- Tennessee
- Kentucky
- Alabama
- Iowa
- USC
- Houston
- LSU
- Texas
- Wake Forest
- SMU
- Missouri
- Boise State
- Northwestern
- Florida
- Oregon
Schools dropped out: No. 19 Mississippi State; No. 20 Oklahoma State
Others receiving votes: Arizona 141; Oklahoma State 87; James Madison 80; Auburn 55; Mississippi State 32; Nebraska 19; Oregon State 17; New Mexico 16; UTSA 13; Michigan 10; North Dakota State 8; Wisconsin 7; Duke 7; North Carolina
5; Pittsburgh 4; Air Force 3; North Texas 1
AP Top 25 poll
The AP poll will be released later on Oct. 18.
Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Email adam.sparks@knoxnews.com. X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing at knoxnews.com/subscribe.
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