Where Tennessee ranks in college football polls after win vs Kentucky

Tennessee football surged seven spots in the US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 after a 34-6 win over Kentucky in Week 10 of the 2026 season.

The Vols are ranked No. 9 in the coaches poll and AP poll, which were released on Nov. 8.

The College Football Playoff rankings will be updated on Nov. 10 (9 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Tennessee (7-2, 4-2 SEC) plays at Texas A&M (4-5, 1-5) on Nov. 14 (3 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Here are the updated Top 25 polls with three games remaining in the 2026 regular season.

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College football rankings after Week 10

US LBM Coaches Poll

First-place votes in parentheses

1. Georgia (54)
2. Utah (14)
3. Notre Dame (2)
4. UCLA (1)
5. Indiana (2)
6. Miami
7. Alabama
8. Texas
9. Tennessee
10. Texas Tech
11. Wake Forest
12. BYU
13. Kentucky
14. USC
15. Iowa
16. Houston
17. Ole Miss
18. Boise State
19. Oregon
20. Ohio State
21. Arizona
22. LSU
23. SMU
24. South Carolina
25. New Mexico

Schools dropped out: No. 19 Missouri; No. 23 Northwestern.

Others receiving votes: Duke 172; Missouri 147; Oklahoma State 27; Northwestern 17; Illinois 13; North Texas 7; Louisville 6; Liberty 6; Wisconsin 5; Oklahoma 2; Minnesota 2; Air Force 1.

AP Top 25 poll

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

Others receiving votes: Missouri 50, Duke 49, Oklahoma State 21, Liberty 14. Louisville 10, North Texas 2.

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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