Tennessee, Vanderbilt top 25 rankings in US LBM Coaches Poll
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Tennessee (8-3, 4-3 SEC) will host Vanderbilt (9-2, 5-2 SEC) on Saturday at Neyland Stadium to conclude regular-season play.
Kickoff between the Vols and Commodores is slated for 3:30 p.m. EST. ESPN will televise the in-state matchup.
Tennessee leads the all-time football series, 81-32-5, against Vanderbilt. The series kicked off on Oct. 21, 1892. The Vols are 40-11-1 in games contested in Knoxville.
Tennessee has won six consecutive games against the Commodores.
Ahead of Saturday’s regular-season finale at Neyland Stadium, the latest US LBM Coaches Poll was released. Tennessee is ranked No. 18, while Vanderbilt is No. 12. The entire top 25 is listed below.
US LBM Coaches Poll top 25 Week 14
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 11-0 | 1573 | 61 | 1 | – | 1/2 |
| 2 | Indiana | 11-0 | 1495 | 0 | 2 | – | 2/21 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 11-0 | 1461 | 2 | 3 | – | 3/22 |
| 4 | Georgia | 10-1 | 1378 | 0 | 4 | – | 3/10 |
| 5 | Oregon | 10-1 | 1291 | 0 | 5 | – | 2/9 |
| 6 | Ole Miss | 10-1 | 1262 | 0 | 6 | – | 4/15 |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 10-1 | 1211 | 0 | 7 | – | 7/24 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 1108 | 0 | 8 | – | 6/NR |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 9-2 | 1073 | 0 | 9 | – | 5/21 |
| 10 | Alabama | 9-2 | 1002 | 0 | 10 | – | 4/20 |
| 11 | BYU | 10-1 | 943 | 0 | 11 | – | 8/NR |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 9-2 | 828 | 0 | 13 | +1 | 11/NR |
| 13 | Miami (FL) | 9-2 | 781 | 0 | 15 | +2 | 2/18 |
| 14 | Utah | 9-2 | 774 | 0 | 14 | – | 14/NR |
| 15 | Michigan | 9-2 | 683 | 0 | 17 | +2 | 13/NR |
| 16 | Texas | 8-3 | 615 | 0 | 18 | +2 | 1/19 |
| 17 | Virginia | 9-2 | 532 | 0 | 19 | +2 | 11/NR |
| 18 | Tennessee | 8-3 | 499 | 0 | 20 | +2 | 11/22 |
| 19 | Georgia Tech | 9-2 | 344 | 0 | 12 | -7 | 7/NR |
| 20 | USC | 8-3 | 313 | 0 | 16 | -4 | 16/NR |
| 21 | James Madison | 10-1 | 262 | 0 | 22 | +1 | 21/NR |
| 22 | North Texas | 10-1 | 251 | 0 | 23 | +1 | 22/NR |
| 23 | Tulane | 9-2 | 186 | 0 | 25 | +2 | 23/NR |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 8-3 | 158 | 0 | NR | +11 | 23/NR |
| 25 | SMU | 8-3 | 109 | 0 | NR | +2 | 16/NR |
Schools dropped out
No. 21 Missouri; No. 24 Houston
Others receiving votes
Arizona State 86; Navy 58; Washington 39; Missouri 32; Iowa 32; Arizona 30; San Diego State 29; Houston 22; Penn State 4; Illinois 4; Connecticut 4; UNLV 2; South Florida 1
List of voters
The US LBM Board of Coaches for the 2025 season: Tim Albin, Charlotte; Dave Aranda, Baylor; Tim Beck, Coastal Carolina; David Braun, Northwestern; Jeff Brohm, Louisville; Fran Brown, Syracuse; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Jason Candle, Toledo; Ryan Carty, Delaware; Jamey Chadwell, Liberty; Bob Chesney, James Madison; Curt Cignetti, Indiana; Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan; Spencer Danielson, Boise State; Ryan Day, Ohio State; Kalen DeBoer, Alabama; Manny Diaz, Duke; Dave Doeren, North Carolina State; Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri; Sonny Dykes, TCU; Jason Eck, New Mexico; Mike Elko, Texas A&M; Luke Fickell, Wisconsin; Jedd Fisch, Washington; James Franklin, Penn State; Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame; Hugh Freeze, Auburn; Willie Fritz, Houston; Alex Golesh, South Florida; Thomas Hammock, Northern Illinois; Blake Harrell, East Carolina; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Charles Huff, Southern Mississippi; Brent Key, Georgia Tech; GJ Kinne, Texas State; Zach Kittley, Florida Atlantic; Tre Lamb, Tulsa; Dan Lanning, Oregon; Rhett Lashlee, SMU; Clark Lea, Vanderbilt; Lance Leipold, Kansas; Pete Lembo, Buffalo; Sean Lewis, San Diego State; Mike Locksley, Maryland; Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio); Joey McGuire, Texas Tech; Bronco Mendenhall, Utah State; Jeff Monken, Army; Jim Mora, Connecticut; Eric Morris, North Texas; Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh; Brian Newberry, Navy; Ken Niumatalolo, San Jose State; Gerad Parker, Troy; Matt Rhule, Nebraska; Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia; Jay Sawvel, Wyoming, Willie Simmons, Florida International; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Mark Stoops, Kentucky; Jon Sumrall, Tulane; Lance Taylor, Western Michigan; Jeff Traylor, Texas-San Antonio; Scotty Walden, Texas-El Paso.
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This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Tennessee-Vanderbilt a top-20 matchup in Week 14
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