Vols ranked #18 in AP Preseason Poll

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I think we'll be an easy top 10 team, borderline top 5 by the time conference play rolls around. I think the biggest thing that can take us over the hump is the development of Nate. How good can he be? Obviously the skill and talent is there, but can he consistently be who we need him to be.
 
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rdk4121 said:
I think we'll be an easy top 10 team, borderline top 5 by the time conference play rolls around. I think the biggest thing that can take us over the hump is the development of Nate. How good can he be? Obviously the skill and talent is there, but can he consistently be who we need him to be.
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We may have that capability, but to rise from #18 to Top 5 by January we’re going to have to beat all three of Houston, Louisville, and Illinois.
 
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VolCalls said:
We may have that capability, but to rise from #18 to Top 5 by January we’re going to have to beat all three of Houston, Louisville, and Illinois.
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That’s simply not true, last years January poll:
#2 Auburn 13-1 (preseason #11)
#6 Kentucky 12-2 (preseason #22)
#7 Marquette 13-2 (preseason #18)
#8 Florida 13-1 (preseason #21)
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
That’s simply not true, last years January poll:
#2 Auburn 13-1 (preseason #11)
#6 Kentucky 12-2 (preseason #22)
#7 Marquette 13-2 (preseason #18)
#8 Florida 13-1 (preseason #21)
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Fair point based on precedent of last year, but three of those teams rose due to multiple non-conference wins over highly-ranked opponents while Florida started 13-0. Auburn won the Maui Invitational and also beat Houston, Kentucky beat Duke and Gonzaga, Marquette beat Purdue and Wisconsin, and Florida just didn’t lose and kept inching up as teams above them lost.

All this to say we will likely have to beat at least two of those three teams, plus our TBD opponent in Vegas, or win all three of them, to get into the Top 5 by January.
 
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VolCalls said:
Fair point based on precedent of last year, but three of those teams rose due to multiple non-conference wins over highly-ranked opponents while Florida started 13-0. Auburn won the Maui Invitational and also beat Houston, Kentucky beat Duke and Gonzaga, Marquette beat Purdue and Wisconsin, and Florida just didn’t lose and kept inching up as teams above them lost.

All this to say we will likely have to beat at least two of those three teams, plus our TBD opponent in Vegas, or win all three of them, to get into the Top 5 by January.
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Tennessee would likely beat 2 Top 10 opponents and 3 other HM opponents in this span, assuming 1 loss, that’s likely better than anything Kentucky, Marquette or Florida did in that same span. I can get on board with saying we gotta likely go 2-1, but that’s much different than saying we’d have to go undefeated IMO
 
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