Vols Unranked in AP Top 25 Preseason Poll

[BigSteve09]

NCAA College Football Rankings: AP Top 25 Football Poll | AP News

Essentially 26th

Alabama
Ohio St
Georgia
Clemson
ND
TAMU
Utah
Michigan
OU
Baylor
Oregon
OkSt
NCSU
USC
Mich St
Miami
Pitt
Wisc
Arky
Kentucky
Ole Miss
WF
Cincy
Houston
BYU

Others receiving votes:
Tennessee 180, Texas 164, Iowa 163, Penn State 160, LSU 55, Fresno State 32, Minnesota 31, UCF 27, Purdue 17, Mississippi State 15, Auburn 15, Florida 14, Kansas State 14, North Carolina 9, Boise State 5, Air Force 4, Appalachian State 4, South Carolina 2, UCLA 2, San Diego State 2, Utah State 2, Nebraska 1


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[PlanetVolunteer]

That's ridiculous

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

Vols are #26.

With respect to Wake Forest, anyone ranking them in the Top 25 now that their quarterback is out of commission does not deserve a vote going forward.

Vols will probably jump to #24 after week one, setting up a ranked matchup with Pitt provided they don't lose the Backyard Brawl. Win in Pittsburgh and the Vols should be Top 15 heading into the Florida game.

 

[zeppelin128]

Notre Dame could field a team of alpacas and still be preseason top 10.

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

Notre Dame could field a team of alpacas and still be preseason top 10.

I think a team of alpacas would actually be pretty decent

Them things are mean

 

[joevol33]

Notre Dame could field a team of alpacas and still be preseason top 10.

Every single time

 

[De La Cloobs]

The only time I think about Notre Dame is when these polls come out. And then, like clockwork, they fall into irrelevance.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Can someone please explain the Ole Miss love to me? I don’t get it. Also, do people really think Arkansas is that much better than us? They play in a tougher division and also have a very difficult OOC schedule. What about them is so great? I’m starting to think that voters really like Sam Pittman as a person and that influences their votes.

 

[BigSteve09]

Can someone please explain the Ole Miss love to me? I don’t get it. Also, do people really think Arkansas is that much better than us? They play in a tougher division and also have a very difficult OOC schedule. What about them is so great? I’m starting to think that voters really like Sam Pittman as a person and that influences their votes.

Bingo. You have hit on two programs that are getting votes because the media admires the coaches, and belated votes for their success last year. Add Kentucky to that list as well.

 

[ftsandersvol]

I think a team of alpacas would actually be pretty decent

Them things are mean

 

[joevol33]

It's okay. It'll make our story better when we climb from the bottom and knock off a few big dogs. We really gonna shock someone, and Hooker is a top QB being overlooked.

 

[ftsandersvol]

Preseason polls are like blind dates...always sound better than reality.

 

[Doberman]

All we can do is change it. Let's roll.

 

[zeppelin128]

I think a team of alpacas would actually be pretty decent

Them things are mean

 

[KeyVol14]

Absolutely ridiculous. Especially UK ahead of us when we beat them last year with all the off-season attrition our roster had. It just makes no sense. Hope this motivates the team

 

[BigSteve09]

The only time I think about Notre Dame is when these polls come out. And then, like clockwork, they fall into irrelevance.

I think they get the benefit of the doubt because they're Notre Dame, but I wouldn't exactly call them irrelevant.

In the last 10 years

2012: started unranked, finished in the national title game
2013: started 14, finished 20
2014: started 17, finished unranked
2015: started 11, finished 11
2016: started 10, finished unranked
2017: started unranked, finished 11
2018: started 12, finished 5
2019: started 9, finished 12
2020: started 10, finished in the playoff
2021: started 9, finished 8

I would offer Texas or USC as better examples of programs that always get a Top 25 nod and fall into "irrelevance." Even Michigan as an example of a program that starts 6-0 or highly ranked and falls off.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Bingo. You have hit on two programs that are getting votes because the media admires the coaches, and belated votes for their success last year. Add Kentucky to that list as well.

Bingo. You have hit on two programs that are getting votes because the media admires the coaches, and belated votes for their success last year. Add Kentucky to that list as well.

I get UK a little more. They can sleepwalk to 6 wins with their weak schedule.

 

[Vols91]

What gets me is all the love they have for Kentucky. I’m starting to dislike them as much as Florida

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Wake Forest ranked ahead of us with their starting QB out for the season, makes no sense.

Garbage poll.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

What gets me is all the love they have for Kentucky. I’m starting to dislike them as much as Florida

It’s their schedule.

 

[FranklinVFL]

I'd rather be ranked at the end of the season than before the season even begins.

Prove it on the field, boys....

 

[N.ohio vol]

Things will change as season goes along. A lot will drop out of top 25 pretty quick. If we take care of business early it shouldn't take long for us to move into the the top 15. Pitt and Florida are crucial games.

 

[VolRage]

I’ll add UT being unranked in football to rest of my list I don’t care about. We need to shut the haters up with wins on the field. UT hasn’t been very good at that lately so UT gets no respect from ESPN, coaches, AP, and all others that produce a top 25 list.

 

[Hunerwadel]

 

[rdk4121]

We're still 26th, which means we're most likely going to be ranked come week 2, just given some of those teams most likely face one another and will drop. I think we're better than several teams ahead of us, but it's up to us to prove it on the field.