Where Tennessee ranks in college football polls after win over Auburn

Tennessee football moved up three spots in the US LBM Coaches Poll after a 24-14 win over Auburn in Week 5 of the 2026 season.

The Vols are now ranked No. 14 in the coaches poll. The AP Top 25 poll will be released later on Oct. 4.

Tennessee (4-1, 1-1 SEC) plays Arkansas (2-3, 0-2) on Oct. 10 (4:15 p.m. ET, SEC Network) in Fayetteville.

Here are the updated college football Top 25 polls.

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College football rankings after Week 5

US LBM Coaches Poll

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

Schools dropped out: No. 22 Penn State; No. 24 Michigan.

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 187; Boise State 161; Nebraska 117; Wake Forest 87; Northwestern 70; Wisconsin 47; James Madison 42; Minnesota 40; North Dakota State 29; Arizona 15; New Mexico 7; Baylor 3; Virginia Tech 1; Texas A&M 1; Kansas State 1.

AP Top 25 poll

The AP poll will be released later on Oct. 4.

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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