Where Tennessee ranks in USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll ahead of bowl season
Tennessee (10-2, 6-2 SEC) is ranked No. 6 in the final College Football Playoff top 25 rankings.
Tennessee’s 2022 regular-season schedule featured home games against Ball State (W, 59-10), Akron (W, 63-6), Florida (W, 38-33), Alabama (W, 52-49), UT Martin (W, 65-24), Kentucky (W, 44-6) and Missouri (W, 66-24).
The Vols’ 2022 schedule featured road contests at Pittsburgh (W, 34-27 OT) in the second edition of the Johnny Majors Classic, LSU (W, 40-13), Georgia (L, 27-13), South Carolina (L, 63-38) and Vanderbilt (W, 56-0).
The USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll was released Sunday following conference championship week. The top 25 USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll is listed below.
Georgia
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Michigan
Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
Ohio State
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
TCU
Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
Alabama
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Tennessee
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Penn State
Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
USC
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Kansas State
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Utah
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Clemson
John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Washington
James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
Florida State
Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports
Oregon
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
LSU
John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Oregon State
Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports
Tulane
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UCLA
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
South Carolina
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Notre Dame
Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Texas
Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
UTSA
John Gutierrez-USA TODAY Sports
Mississippi State
Bryan Lynn-USA TODAY Sports
Troy
Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
North Carolina
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