AP Top 25 Poll

#25 Tennessee Volunteers

2023
Overall Record
7-4
Last Game
vs Georgia L 10-38
Conference Record
3-4
Next Game
@Vanderbilt 11/25/2023

No. 1 Georgia visits No. 21 Tennessee, seeking 3rd consecutive 8-0 SEC finish and 27th straight win

Top-ranked Georgia has already clinched the SEC East but seeks another milestone when it visits No. 21 Tennessee.

No. 14 Tennessee heads to No. 16 Missouri for first meeting with both teams ranked

No. 14 Tennessee visits No. 16 Missouri on Saturday for the first meeting between the SEC schools when both were ranked in the Top 25.

No. 14 Vols head to No. 16 Mizzou for showdown between SEC East rivals

No. 14 Tennessee and No. 16 Missouri are tied in the SEC East race behind top-ranked Georgia as they head into their first-ever matchup in which both teams are in the AP poll.

Milton, No. 19 Tennessee hope to build on momentum with a homecoming game against UConn

Joe Milton III is coming off possibly his best game this season. Now the Tennessee quarterback has a chance to prove he can carry that progress into November ahead of the games that will decide the 19th-ranked Volunteers’ postseason future.

Milton, Wright, Sampson power No. 21 Tennessee to a 33-27 win over Kentucky

Joe Milton III passed for a touchdown, Jaylen Wright and Dylan Sampson rushed for scores and Charles Campbell kicked four field goals to help No. 21 Tennessee outlast Kentucky 33-27 on Saturday night.

No. 21 Tennessee, looking to move past Alabama loss, visits rested Kentucky in SEC border rivalry

No. 21 Tennessee and Kentucky need a victory to have a chance to finish at least third in the Eastern Division of the SEC with both trying to bounce back from rough losses.

No. 21 Tennessee visits Kentucky in border showdown, with both looking to prove they can hold leads

No. 21 Tennessee and Kentucky really need a lift right now. Both teams have fallen further behind first-place and top-ranked Georgia in the SEC Eastern Division and look to overcome losses after blowing double-digit leads.

Milroe, No. 11 Alabama stage huge second-half rally, top No. 17 Tennessee 34-20

Jalen Milroe passed for two touchdowns, Jihaad Campbell returned a fumble for a score in the fourth quarter and No. 11 Alabama uncorked 27 straight second-half points in rallying for a 34-20 victory over No. 17 Tennessee.

No. 11 Alabama hosts 17th-ranked Tennessee with both still chasing division titles

No. 11 Alabama sits atop the Southeastern Conference West as the division’s only undefeated team in league play.

No. 17 Tennessee visits No. 11 Alabama for rivalry tilt a year after their dramatic top 10 showdown

Tennessee and Alabama bring two of the Southeastern Conference’s better defenses into Saturday’s showdown.

No. 11 Alabama hosts No. 17 Tennessee to top SEC slate. Vols have lost 9 in a row at Crimson Tide

No. 11 Alabama likely hasn’t forgotten what happened the last time it face No. 19 Tennessee. That’s when the Vols defeated the Crimson Tide 52-49 and a sea of happy, Orange-clad fans tore out the goal posts and paraded them out of Neyland Stadium.

Dee Willliams returns punt for go-ahead TD, No. 19 Tennessee beats Texas A&M 20-13

Dee Williams returned a punt 39 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter to put No. 19 Tennessee ahead for the first time and the Volunteers shut down Texas A&M the rest of the way in a 20-13 victory Saturday.

Rested 19th-ranked Tennessee Vols start critical stretch hosting Texas A&M

The 19th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers should be well-rested coming off an open date. They need it considering this starts a critical three-game stretch.

No. 19 Tennessee rested, looking for 3rd straight win hosting Texas A&M

No. 19 Tennessee has won two straight since losing at Florida. Now the Volunteers also are rested after an open date.

No. 19 Tennessee, Texas A&M seek to stay in SEC race, Mizzou, No. 24 Kentucky look to rebound

No. 19 Tennessee and Texas A&M are playing to stay in the divisional race, while Missouri and No. 24 Kentucky want to avoid two-game SEC losing streaks.

Milton, sack-happy defense lead No. 21 Tennessee to 41-20 revenge victory over South Carolina

Joe Milton threw for 231 yards and No. 21 Tennessee sacked Spencer Rattler six times in a 41-20 victory over South Carolina on Saturday night.

No. 21 Tennessee seeks revenge against South Carolina and neither team wants 2 SEC losses

Neither No. 21 Tennessee nor South Carolina have any margin for error in the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division with each having a league loss apiece.

No. 21 Tennessee looking for its 1st SEC win along with a dose of revenge against South Carolina

The No. 21 Tennessee Volunteers have a score to settle come Saturday night against South Carolina. The Gamecocks derailed Tennessee’s possible run to the College Football Playoff last year by thumping the Vols, 63-38.

No. 23 Tennessee Volunteers looking to crank up run game, offense vs UTSA

The Tennessee Volunteers have been busy taking a good, long look at themselves after the loss to Florida.

No. 23 Tennessee Volunteers find themselves at a crossroads as UTSA arrives for a nonconference game

The 23rd-ranked Tennessee Volunteers will be faced with a crossroads just four weeks into the season.

SEC suspends Florida’s George, Mazzccua and Zanders along with Tennessee’s Norman-Lott for fight

The Southeastern Conference has suspended three Florida football players and one Tennessee football player for their roles in a fight that started on what was supposed to be the last play of their game Saturday night.

Florida upsets No. 11 Tennessee 29-16 for the Gators’ 10th straight victory at home in the series

Trevor Etienne ran for a career-high 172 yards and a touchdown, Montrell Johnson scored twice and Florida upset No. 11 Tennessee 29-16 on Saturday night to extend the Volunteers’ losing streak in Gainesville to 10.

No. 11 Tennessee heads to the Swamp focused on getting an elusive road win against Florida

No. 11 Tennessee seemingly has its best chance to win at Florida for the first time since 2003. The Vols’ nine-game losing streak started with Phillip Fulmer and spans the Tennessee coaching tenures of Lane Kiffin, Derek Dooley, Butch Jones, Jeremy Pruitt and Josh Heupel.

No. 11 Tennessee is trying to end decades of futility in the Swamp against Florida

No. 11 Tennessee is trying to end two decades of futility at Florida. The Volunteers last won at the Swamp in 2003.

College football picks: No. 1 Georgia steps into SEC play, No. 11 Tennessee heads to The Swamp

Expect some weirdness this weekend in college football. There are no games matching AP Top 25 teams, but the season is still young enough that we really don’t know which teams are good.

Spartans dealing with another scandal as Penix-led Washington visits for one of Week 3’s top games

No. 8 Washington’s visit to Michigan State would have been one of the closely watched intersectional games Saturday even without the latest scandal in East Lansing.

Cook throws for 2 TDs, runs for another to help Missouri beat Middle Tennessee 23-19

Brady Cook overcame a slow start to complete 14 of 19 passes for 204 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another touchdown to help Missouri beat Middle Tennesse State 23-19.

No. 9 Tennessee rallies past stubborn Austin Peay, 30-13

Joe Milton III had a 6-yard touchdown run late in the first half and threw a 5-yard scoring pass to Ramel Keaton early in the second to help No. 9 Tennessee beat FCS foe Austin Peay 30-13 on Saturday night.

No. 9 Tennessee looking for 10th straight home win at Neyland vs. Austin Peay

Tennessee has moved up three spots inside the Top 10 after an opening win. Now the Vols must work out a few more kinks from their season-opening win and before they start the Southeastern Conference schedule at Florida.

No. 9 Tennessee’s ability to focus to be tested by Ausin Peay before a visit to the Swamp

The ninth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers are about to be tested to see just how well they can pay attention to the task at hand.