Tennessee's top 25 ranking after Arkansas win in US LBM Coaches Poll
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The 2026 college football season enters Week 7.
Tennessee (5-1, 2-1 SEC) will host Alabama (5-1, 3-1 SEC) on Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Week 7. Kickoff between the Vols and Crimson Tide is slated for 3:30 p.m. EDT.
ABC will televise the SEC matchup.
Tennessee enters the Third Saturday in October matchup after winning at Arkansas, 24-17. The Vols have won four consecutive road games, dating back to last year's Kentucky contest.
The latest US LBM Coaches Poll top 25 rankings were released on Sunday. Tennessee remains ranked No. 14, while Alabama is No. 7.
The entire US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 6 is listed below.
US LBM Coaches Poll top 25 rankings after Week 6
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Bulldogs | 6-0 | 1832 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 1/3 |
| 2 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 6-0 | 1713 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2/5 |
| 3 | Miami (FL) Hurricanes | 5-0 | 1688 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3/7 |
| 4 | Indiana Hoosiers | 6-0 | 1633 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4/6 |
| 5 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 5-1 | 1565 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1/7 |
| 6 | Texas Longhorns | 4-1 | 1369 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1/6 |
| 7 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 5-1 | 1358 | 0 | 7 | – | 7/12 |
| 8 | BYU Cougars | 5-0 | 1355 | 0 | 8 | – | 8/15 |
| 9 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 5-0 | 1240 | 0 | 9 | – | 9/13 |
| 10 | Ole Miss Rebels | 4-1 | 1180 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6/12 |
| 11 | Utah Utes | 5-0 | 1109 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 11/21 |
| 12 | UCLA Bruins | 5-0 | 912 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 12/NR |
| 13 | Missouri Tigers | 5-1 | 863 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 13/25 |
| 14 | Tennessee Volunteers | 5-1 | 837 | 0 | 14 | – | 13/18 |
| 15 | USC Trojans | 6-1 | 758 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 11/18 |
| 16 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 5-1 | 729 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 14/22 |
| 17 | Kentucky Wildcats | 5-1 | 667 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 17/NR |
| 18 | Houston Cougars | 5-1 | 520 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 18/NR |
| 19 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 4-1 | 463 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 16/NR |
| 20 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 4-1 | 403 | 0 | NR | 6 | 20/NR |
| 21 | LSU Tigers | 4-2 | 361 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 7/21 |
| 22 | SMU Mustangs | 4-1 | 330 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 16/25 |
| 23 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 5-1 | 229 | 0 | NR | 6 | 23/NR |
| 24 | Boise State Broncos | 5-1 | 205 | 0 | NR | 3 | 24/NR |
| 25 | Oregon Ducks | 3-2 | 200 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 2/25 |
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
List of voters
The US LBM Board of Coaches for the 2026 season: Tim Albin, Charlotte; Blake Anderson, Southern Mississippi; Dave Aranda, Baylor; David Braun, Northwestern; Jeff Brohm, Louisville; Fran Brown, Syracuse; Neal Brown, North Texas; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Jamey Chadwell, Liberty; Curt Cignetti, Indiana; Sonny Cumbie, Louisiana Tech; Spencer Danielson, Boise State; Ryan Day, Ohio State; Kalen DeBoer, Alabama; Manny Diaz, Duke; Jake Dickert, Wake Forest; Matt Drinkall, Central Michigan; Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri; Sonny Dykes, TCU; Jason Eck, New Mexico; Mike Elko, Texas A&M; Tony Elliott, Virginia; Matt Entz, Fresno State; Jedd Fisch, Washington; James Franklin, Virginia Tech; Willie Fritz, Houston; Scott Frost, Central Florida; Tony Gibson, Marshall; Alex Golesh, Auburn; Will Hall, Tulane; Blake Harrell, East Carolina; John Hauser, Ohio; Clay Helton, Georgia Southern; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Charles Huff, Memphis; Butch Jones, Arkansas State; KC Keeler, Temple; Charles Kelly, Jacksonville State; Brent Key, Georgia Tech; Zach Kittley, Florida Atlantic; Collin Klein, Kansas State; Tre Lamb, Tulsa; Rhett Lashlee, SMU; Clark Lea, Vanderbilt; Lance Leipold, Kansas; Pete Lembo, Buffalo; Sean Lewis, San Diego State; Dowell Loggains, Appalachian State; Joey McGuire, Texas Tech; Jeff Monken, Army; Kirby Moore, Washington State; Eric Morris, Oklahoma State; Dan Mullen, UNLV; Billy Napier, James Madison; Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh; Brian Newberry, Navy; Ken Niumatalolo, San Jose State; Barry Odom, Purdue; Tim Polasek, North Dakota State; Tavita Pritchard, Stanford; Ricky Rahne, Old Dominion; Matt Rhule, Nebraska; Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia; Jay Sawvel, Wyoming; Morgan Scalley, Utah; JaMarcus Shephard, Oregon State; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Will Stein, Kentucky; Jon Sumrall, Florida; Lance Taylor, Western Michigan; Jeff Traylor, Texas-San Antonio; Scotty Walden, Texas-El Paso; Kyle Whittingham, Michigan; Casey Woods, Missouri State.
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