Tennessee football's top 25 US LBM Coaches Poll ranking after Week 1
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Week 1 of the 2026 college football season concluded Monday.
Tennessee (1-0) opened its campaign with a, 56-9, win over Furman (1-1) at Neyland Stadium on Sept. 5. The Vols were ranked No. 18 in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll for its Week 1 contest.
On Tuesday, Week 2 US LBM Coaches Poll top 25 rankings were released. Tennessee remains ranked No. 18.
The Vols will next play on Saturday at Georgia Tech (0-1). Kickoff between the Vols and Yellow Jackets is slated for 7 p.m. EDT at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
ESPN will televise the SEC-ACC matchup with Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst) and Stormy Buonantony (sideline reporter) on the call.
Below are Week 2 US LBM Coaches Poll top 25 rankings.
2026 Week 2 US LBM Coaches Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 1-0 | 1801 | 50 | 1 | – | 1/1 |
| 2 | Georgia Bulldogs | 1-0 | 1672 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2/3 |
| 3 | Texas Longhorns | 1-0 | 1600 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3/4 |
| 4 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 1-0 | 1558 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4/5 |
| 5 | Indiana Hoosiers | 1-0 | 1537 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5/6 |
| 6 | Oregon Ducks | 1-0 | 1524 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2/6 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) Hurricanes | 1-0 | 1477 | 0 | 7 | – | 7/7 |
| 8 | LSU Tigers | 1-0 | 1279 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8/13 |
| 9 | Texas A&M Aggies | 1-0 | 1204 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8/9 |
| 10 | Oklahoma Sooners | 1-0 | 1184 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9/10 |
| 11 | Ole Miss Rebels | 1-0 | 1141 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10/11 |
| 12 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 1-0 | 1059 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11/12 |
| 13 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 1-0 | 955 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 12/13 |
| 14 | USC Trojans | 2-0 | 919 | 0 | 14 | – | 14/14 |
| 15 | BYU Cougars | 1-0 | 838 | 0 | 15 | – | 15/15 |
| 16 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 1-0 | 612 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 16/17 |
| 17 | SMU Mustangs | 1-0 | 517 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 17/20 |
| 18 | Tennessee Volunteers | 1-0 | 513 | 0 | 18 | – | 18/18 |
| 19 | Washington Huskies | 1-0 | 432 | 0 | 19 | – | 19/19 |
| 20 | Utah Utes | 1-0 | 415 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 20/21 |
| 21 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 1-0 | 411 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 21/22 |
| 22 | Houston Cougars | 1-0 | 236 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 22/24 |
| 23 | Missouri Tigers | 1-0 | 231 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 23/25 |
| 24 | Michigan Wolverines | 1-0 | 164 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 16/24 |
| 25 | Virginia Cavaliers | 1-0 | 157 | 0 | NR | 7 | 25/NR |
| 25 | Florida Gators | 1-0 | 157 | 0 | NR | 2 | 25/NR |
Schools dropped out
No. 23 Clemson
Others receiving votes
Louisville 125; Illinois 45; Boise State 43; Arizona 42; South Carolina 36; Memphis 24; Auburn 19; Vanderbilt 17; Pittsburgh 14; Virginia Tech 11; Nebraska 11; Arizona State 11; Minnesota 9; Western Michigan 7; New Mexico 7; North Dakota State 6; Kansas State 6; Navy 5; UCLA 4; Duke 4; UNLV 3; Clemson 3; San Diego State 2; North Carolina 2; Colorado 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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