Where Tennessee football is ranked in updated polls after the Kentucky game
Tennessee football on Sunday moved to No. 16 in the USA Today Coaches Poll, jumping up four spots after the 33-27 win Saturday night against Kentucky at Kroger Field in Lexington. The Vols moved up two spots to No. 19 in the Associated Press Top 25.
The Vols return home this week to host UConn for Homecoming at Neyland Stadium, then go back on the road next week at Missouri. The regular-season schedule wraps up with back-to-back home games against No. 1 Georgia (November 18) and Vanderbilt (November 25).
UConn on Saturday lost 21-14 at Boston College, dropping to 1-7 on the season. The lone win for the Huskies came at Rice, 38-31 on October 7.
Up Next: Tennessee vs. UConn
Kickoff Time: Noon Eastern Time
Location: Neyland Stadium (101,915)
TV: SEC Network
Streaming: WatchESPN or the ESPN App
Radio: WIVK-FM 107.7 and WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast (Bob Kesling – play-by-play – Pat Ryan, analyst – Brent Hubbs, analyst – Jayson Swain sideline) can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.
Vols in the Polls
The Vols dropped two spots in both polls last week after the loss at Alabama, going down to No. 19 in the Coaches Poll and No. 21 in the AP Top 25.
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Tennessee started the season ranked No. 12 in the AP Preseason Top 25. The Vols moved up three spots to No. 9 overall in Week 2, after the 49-13 win over Virginia in Nashville, then dropped two spots to No. 11 a week later after the 30-13 win over Austin Peay.
After the 29-16 loss at Florida on September 16, Tennessee plummeted 12 spots in the AP poll to Not 23. The Vols moved up two spots to No. 21 a week, later, dropped to No. 22 on October 1. They moved back up three spots two weeks ago, to No. 19 overall, and moved up two spots last week to No. 17.
Tennessee was ranked No. 15 in the USA Today Coaches Poll last week, moving up two spots after the win over Texas A&M. The Vols started the season at No. 10 in the Coaches Poll in the preseason rankings, released on August 7. They were ranked as high as No. 9 in the Coaches Poll before dropping 10 spots to No. 20 after the loss at Florida.
