Tennessee football dropped six spots in the US LBM Coaches Poll after a heartbreaking 27-26 loss to South Carolina in Week 8 of the 2026 season.
The Vols are ranked No. 17 in the coaches poll. The AP Top 25 will be released later on Oct. 25.
Tennessee (6-2, 3-2 SEC) enters an open week. It will play No. 8 Kentucky (7-1, 5-1) on Nov. 7 (time TBD) at Neyland Stadium.
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College football rankings after Week 8
US LBM Coaches Poll
First-place votes in parenthesis
- Miami (67)
- Ohio State (6)
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Utah
- Notre Dame
- UCLA (1)
- Kentucky
- BYU
- Alabama
- Texas
- Ole Miss
- LSU
- Texas Tech
- Wake Forest
- SMU
- Tennessee
- Northwestern
- Houston
- Florida
- Arizona
- Boise State
- Missouri
- Iowa
- USC
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 120; Wisconsin 114; Cincinnati 49; New Mexico 43; Minnesota 35; UTSA 34; Nebraska 27; Virginia Tech 16; Oregon State 15; South Carolina 12; Duke 12; Oregon 5; Auburn 4; North Texas 2; Michigan 2; UCF 1; Oklahoma 1; James Madison 1.
AP Top 25 poll
The AP poll will be released later
on Oct. 25.
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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