🏈 Preseason AP top 25: 1950-present.

[vol94]

Edit- See link below for Preseason rankings since 1950, including the Vols with overall avg of #13.

I’d love for volnation’s thoughts regarding TN and other programs.

https://college football news.com/2022/07/ap-poll-all-time-preseason-top-25-college-football-rankings

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

Top 25 finishes would be more interesting.

 

[vol94]

Top 25 finishes would be more interesting.

Yeah, I edited the thread title as I missed “preseason” during the initial read.

 

[Orange Raid]

All-time!!! We have to be ranked ahead of Florida and LSU.

 

[vol94]

All-time!!! We have to be ranked ahead of Florida and LSU.

I was a bit surprised with Florida. But the rankings are based off a point system so it’s a bit flawed.

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

All-time!!! We have to be ranked ahead of Florida and LSU.

These are all-time PRESEASON rankings since 1950, so it's basically a ranking of the most hyped teams in the pre-season since 1950. Here are the teams who are Top 25 in wins for that same time period:



Looks like we outperform our pre-season ranking.

 

[vol94]

These are all-time PRESEASON rankings since 1950, so it's basically a ranking of the most hyped teams in the pre-season since 1950. Here are the teams who are Top 25 in wins for that same time period:

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Looks like we outperform our pre-season ranking.

Not that it matters, but I thought FL State would be ahead of us. They dominated under Boweden in the 80’s and 90’s. Florida @ 10 surprises me, too.