The first week of August signals the beginning of the college football preseason polls.
The 2026 US LBM College Football Coaches preseason Top 25 poll will be released on Aug. 4.
Though not as directly involved with deciding the national champion as during the BCS era, the preseason polls set the public narratives early.
Tennessee football, despite uncertainty at quarterback
, returns plenty of experience on both sides of the ball.USA TODAY Sports will unveil the preseason US LBM Coaches Top 25 live on YouTube, with instant analysis from the national team of college football experts Blake Toppmeyer, Matt Hayes, John Brice and Paul Myerberg and will include a special guest during the poll reveal.
You can watch the poll release noon ET, Tuesday, Aug.
4 on USA TODAY Sports' YouTube page.
When will the college football preseason coaches poll be released?
- What time? The poll release begins at noon ET on Tuesday, Aug. 4.
- Where: USA TODAY Sports' YouTube stream
Will Tennessee football be ranked in coaches poll preseason top 25?
The Vols have enough experience and talent to be placed inside the top 25.
How high up the rankings will Tennessee be? And will Week 2 opponent Georgia Tech join the Vols? We'll see soon.
Tennessee Vols football 2026 schedule
- Sept. 5: Furman, 3:30 p.m., SEC Network+
- Sept. 12: @ Georgia Tech, 7 p.m., ESPN
- Sept. 19: Kennesaw State, 7:45 p.m., SEC Network
- Sept. 26: Texas, noon, ABC or ESPN
- Oct. 3: Auburn, TBD
- Oct. 10: @ Arkansas, TBD
- Oct. 17: Alabama, TBD
- Oct. 24: @ South Carolina, TBD
- Oct. 31: OPEN DATE
- Nov. 7: Kentucky, TBD
- Nov. 14: @ Texas A&M, TBD
- Nov. 21: LSU, TBD
- Nov. 28: @ Vanderbilt, TBD
This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Coaches poll reveal, where will Tennessee Vols football land in Top 25 rankings
