Where Tennessee ranks in college football polls after win over Arkansas

Tennessee football didn't move a spot in the US LBM Coaches Poll after a 24-17 win over Arkansas in Week 6 of the 2026 season.

The Vols remain No. 14 in the coaches poll and in the AP Top 25.

Tennessee (5-1, 2-1 SEC) plays No. 7 Alabama (5-1, 3-1) on Oct. 17 (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC) at Neyland Stadium.

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College football rankings after Week 6

US LBM Coaches Poll

First-place votes in parenthesis

1. Georgia (60)
2. Notre Dame (3)
3. Miami (1)
4. Indiana (9)
5. Ohio State (1)
6. Texas
7. Alabama
8. BYU
9. Texas Tech
10. Ole Miss
11. Utah
12. UCLA
13. Missouri
14. Tennessee
15. USC
16. Iowa
17. Kentucky
18. Houston
19. Mississippi State
20. Oklahoma State
21. LSU
22. SMU
23. Wake Forest
24. Boise State
25. Oregon

Schools dropped out: No. 15 Florida; No. 23 Duke; No. 24 Pittsburgh

Others receiving votes: Northwestern 107; Arizona 92; Nebraska 74; Oklahoma 50; Wisconsin 39; Duke 35; James Madison 33; Florida 32; Pittsburgh 25; New Mexico 16; UTSA 10; Baylor 9; Memphis 6; Oregon State 2; North Carolina 1

AP Top 25 poll

First-place votes in parenthesis

1. Georgia (66)
2. Notre Dame (1)
3. Miami
4. Ohio State (2)
5. Indiana
6. Alabama
7. Texas
8. BYU
9. Ole Miss
10. Texas Tech
11. Utah
12. UCLA
13. Missouri
14. Tennessee
15. Kentucky
16. Mississippi State
17. Iowa
18. Oklahoma State
19. USC
20. Houston
21. Wake Forest
22. LSU
23. Boise State
24. SMU
25. Northwestern

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 92, Oregon 86, Arizona 82, Nebraska 65, Oklahoma 44, James Madison 29, Florida 9, Duke 5, New Mexico 3, Oregon State 1.

Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Email adam.sparks@knoxnews.com. X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing atknoxnews.com/subscribe.

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