Tennessee jumped up three spots in the Week 14 AP Poll and Coaches Rankings on Sunday afternoon.
The Vols’ rise up the two polls comes after a 56-0 shutout win over UTEP and a wild day across the college football landscape on Saturday.
Tennessee now sits at No. 7 in the AP Poll and No. 8 in the Coaches Rankings. Tennessee and Miami are flipped in each poll. As usual, though, these aren’t the rankings that matter or show up on television anymore – that would be the College Football Playoff rankings.
The next set of College Football Playoff rankings will be released on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. ET. Stay tuned to Rocky Top Insider for more on Tuesday night.
Teams currently ranked 5-9 in the AP Poll all moved up Sunday after a handful of teams plummeted from their previous position after key late-season losses. Indiana dropped five spots after a 38-15 loss to Ohio State, Alabama dropped six spots after getting blown out at Oklahoma, and Ole Miss dropped six spots after a one-score loss to Florida in The Swamp.
Tennessee is the third highest-ranked SEC team in the Week 14 AP Poll trailing only No. 3 Texas and No. 6 Georgia. Also in the rankings are No. 13 Alabama, No. 15 Ole Miss, No. 16 South Carolina, No. 20 Texas A&M, and No. 24 Missouri. Florida received four votes while LSU received two.
Tennessee Football AP/Coaches Rankings – 2024
- Week 1: #15/#15 (Result: Defeated Chattanooga 69-3)
- Week 2: #14/#12 (Result: Defeated #24/#23 NC State 51-10)
- Week 3: #7/#9 (Result: Defeated Kent State 71-0)
- Week 4: #6/#7 (Result: Defeated #15/#13 Oklahoma 25-15)
- Week 5: #5/#6 (Result: BYE)
- Week 6: #4/#4 (Result: Loss to Arkansas 19-14)
- Week 7: #8/#9 (Result: Defeated Florida 23-17 OT)
- Week 8: #11/#10 (Result: Defeated No. 7 Alabama 24-17)
- Week 9: #7/#8 (Result: BYE)
- Week 10: #7/#7 (Result: Defeated Kentucky 28-18)
(Playoff ranking included – AP/Coaches/CFP)
- Week 11: #7/#6/#7 (Result: Defeated Mississippi State 33-14)
- Week 12: #6/#4/#7 (Result: Loss to No. 12 Georgia 31-17)
- Week 13: #10/#11/#11 (Result: Defeated UTEP 56-0
- Week 14: #7/#8/TBD (Next Up: at Vanderbilt)
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Tennessee now prepares for its regular season finale against Vanderbilt in Nashville next weekend. The Commodores fell to LSU by a score of 24-17 on Saturday in Baton Rouge.
All that matters for Tennessee now is beating Vanderbilt next weekend. Win and you’re in.
In-state rivals Vanderbilt and No. 7 Tennessee (AP) will clash at Noon ET on Saturday in FirstBank Stadium. The game will be broadcast on ABC. Stay tuned to Rocky Top Insider for live, on-site coverage of the game.
