10/12/25 AP Poll - Vols #11

[TrueOrange]

Tennessee up one spot to #11

RK	TEAM	REC	PTS	TREND
1	OSU (50)	6-0	1631	-
2	MIA (13)	5-0	1582	-
3	INDIANA (3)	6-0	1531	Up 4
4	TEXAS A&M	6-0	1433	Up 1
5	MISS	6-0	1331	Up 1
6	ALABAMA	5-1	1315	Up 2
7	TEXAS TECH	6-0	1266	Up 2
8	OREGON	5-1	1175	Down 5
9	UGA	5-1	1148	Up 1
10	LSU	5-1	1012	Up 1
11	TENN	5-1	939	Up 1
12	GA TECH	6-0	904	Up 1
13	NOTRE DAME	4-2	793	Up 3
14	OKLAHOMA	5-1	786	Down 8
15	BYU	6-0	655	Up 3
16	MIZZOU	5-1	649	Down 2
17	VANDY	5-1	547	Up 3
18	UVA	5-1	521	Up 1
19	USF	5-1	398	Up 5
20	USC	5-1	361	NR
21	TEXAS	4-2	319	NR
22	MEMPHIS	6-0	285	Up 1
23	UTAH	5-1	261	NR
24	CINCY	5-1	184	NR
25	NEBRASKA	5-1	149	NR

Others receiving votes: Illinois 113, Michigan 73, Washington 36, UNLV 30, Navy 11, Mississippi State 8, Tulane 2, San Diego State 2

Dropped from rankings: Michigan 15, Illinois 17, Arizona State 21, Iowa State 22, Florida State 25

 

[FlVols]

Should have moved up another one

 

[Dudleys87]

Pure garbage.

The end result is already out and should Tennessee hang on they’ll be bumped out sitting at 12

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

Pure garbage.

The end result is already out and should Tennessee hang on they’ll be bumped out sitting at 12

I missed the news that the playoff starts next week. Either we'll win some big games and move up or we'll lose them and move down. We ain't staying at 11.

 

[Tman44]

We should be pleased we didn't drop after that performance against an unranked team at home.

 

[Dudleys87]

I missed the news that the playoff starts next week. Either we'll win some big games and move up or we'll lose them and move down. We ain't staying at 11.

Tennessee keeps winning and they either move 1 or don’t move at all. More likely the latter. If they drop the bama Tennessee takes a 5-10 spot hit when others only get 1-5 spots

 

[Aerie Vol]

We should be pleased we didn't drop after that performance against an unranked team at home.

Because all the teams around us played so well and won?

Get outside your bubble.

 

[JMSqb11]

Pure garbage.

The end result is already out and should Tennessee hang on they’ll be bumped out sitting at 12

This poll means nothing for the playoff. But rage on, old man

 

[ButchPlz]

Because all the teams around us played so well and won?

Get outside your bubble.

Beat me to it.

It's almost as if the sport is approaching parity... at least this year.

 

[Mid Tenn Vol]

I’ll take it. We control our own destiny. Win and we’re in. We can only afford one more loss to get in playoff but depending on how things go even that could push us out m. If we win the remaining games we’re are a dead lock.

 

[Prayivm3rcy]

I missed the news that the playoff starts next week. Either we'll win some big games and move up or we'll lose them and move down. We ain't staying at 11.

Exactly. We control our own destiny. Go win the big boy games.

 

[dduncan4163]

Beat me to it.

It's almost as if the sport is approaching parity... at least this year.

In the era of NIL it's the new normal. I think era of dynasties are over.

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

Tennessee keeps winning and they either move 1 or don’t move at all. More likely the latter. If they drop the bama Tennessee takes a 5-10 spot hit when others only get 1-5 spots

Why would we move up more than a spot or two after barely beating the like of State and Arkansas? We've played one quality opponent and choked the game away at the end or we'd likely be top 5 right now, easily top 10. Beat Bama next week (unlikely), and we'll move up to around six. We have not been wronged by the pollsters other than the ridiculous practice of doing preseason rankings and not throwing those out the window after games start to be played.

 

[TrueOrange]

Highest ranking for Indiana, and I think the first time they’ve ever received first place votes.

 

[BJWeeks]

We beat Alabama and we move to 9th and Alabama drops to 8. Is that how it works

 

[TheVolsFrog]

We should be pleased we didn't drop after that performance against an unranked team at home.

I thought we were going to stay the same spot as last week. 3pt win over Ark at home isn't going to move you up the polls.

 

[TrueOrange]

I thought we were going to stay the same spot as last week. 3pt win over Ark at home isn't going to move you up the polls.

Mostly moved up because of how far Oklahoma fell after the loss to Texas.

 

[volfan102455]

Win out and this all will take care of itself. If we lose another game, we are NOT automatically out of the playoff picture - too many games left to play. Of the 11 teams in front of us there are matches between teams (mostly in the SEC):

- Ole Miss and Georgia play; one of those teams is going to lose.
- A&M plays LSU; one of those teams is going to lose.
- Bama plays LSU; one of those teams is going to lose.

You also have some matchups with the teams below that will influence this, but I am limiting to those above us. Some of those teams as well as some that are not even ranked can and will probably play spoilers.

If Tennessee beats Bama next week and Ole Miss beats Georgia - Tennessee will jump at least 3 - I feel a win at Bama would push us above LSU.

The sad part is that it is the SEC teams that will be jockeying and beating each out for these spots. OSU, Miami and Indiana have absolutely no one that should beat them - but I felt that way about Oregon last week and now Oregon actually looks beatable. And Miami has been known to lose to a team they should be down the stretch. And OSU still have to play at Michigan and rankings don't matter with that game.

We are basically not moving up much because teams above us are either winning or losing closely to each other.

ESPN and the media like to project with this poll - they do it every year - and every year teams move around. A lot of those undefeated teams will end up with a loss, many of the 1 loss teams will end up with 2 losses or 3.

 

[Sudden Impact]

I thought we were going to stay the same spot as last week. 3pt win over Ark at home isn't going to move you up the polls.

Times are a changing, any win is going to move you up and then hold you in that slot based on SOS. For years, we have used an antiquated system. Writers and Coaches are bias and prejudice and there are plenty of examples to back it up. Notre Dame for many years and still happens today. Unfortunately, as far as Tennessee's ranking is concerned it is about right until they prove them wrong and in some cases it will not change until there is a cleaner system. Other factors are officiating which does not play into the vote at all.

 

[TennEddie]

3 teams in Tennessee ranked. Combined record of 16-2. Impressive.

 

[beachvol23]

The AP poll does not matter in the playoff ranking. It is not an official metric for the nine millionth time.

 

[volfan102455]

I thought we were going to stay the same spot as last week. 3pt win over Ark at home isn't going to move you up the polls.

Who below us should have jumped us? OU lost to a Texas team that was unranked in one of the polls and 19th in the other. I was a given that they were falling below a bunch of teams.

 

[volfan102455]

Times are a changing, any win is going to move you up and then hold you in that slot based on SOS. For years, we have used an antiquated system. Writers and Coaches are bias and prejudice and there are plenty of examples to back it up. Notre Dame for many years and still happens today. Unfortunately, as far as Tennessee's ranking is concerned it is about right until they prove them wrong and in some cases it will not change until there is a cleaner system. Other factors are officiating which does not play into the vote at all.

If they considered officiating - they would have dropped Georgia even though they won.

 

[TrueOrange]

If they considered officiating - they would have dropped Georgia even though they won.

If officiating were considered, Georgia Tech would have been dropped 3 weeks ago.

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

We beat Alabama and we move to 9th and Alabama drops to 8. Is that how it works

Honestly I wouldnt be mad if that happened. A win in Tuscalooser would absolutely be greater than moving up in the polls. Unfortunately it ain't happening.