Tennessee football moved up three spots in the US LBM Coaches Poll after a 24-14 win over Auburn in Week 5 of the 2026 season.
The Vols are now ranked No. 14 in the coaches poll. The AP Top 25 poll will be released later on Oct. 4.
Tennessee (4-1, 1-1 SEC) plays Arkansas (2-3, 0-2) on Oct. 10 (4:15 p.m. ET, SEC Network) in Fayetteville.
Here are the updated college football Top 25 polls.
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College football rankings after Week 5
US LBM Coaches Poll
- Texas
- Georgia
- Notre Dame
- Miami
- Indiana
- Ohio State
- Alabama
- BYU
- Texas Tech
- LSU
- Ole Miss
- Utah
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Florida
- Missouri
- USC
- Iowa
- Houston
- Mississippi State
- SMU
- UCLA
- Duke
- Pittsburgh
- Kentucky
Schools dropped out: No. 22 Penn State; No. 24 Michigan.
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 187; Boise State 161; Nebraska 117; Wake Forest 87; Northwestern 70; Wisconsin 47; James Madison 42; Minnesota 40; North Dakota State 29; Arizona 15; New Mexico 7; Baylor 3; Virginia Tech 1; Texas A&M 1; Kansas State 1.
AP Top 25 poll
The AP poll will be released later on Oct. 4.
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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