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2022 Week 3 Tennessee Volunteers Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
Jakesnake42	5	78.79
Meany_Vizzini	5	19.3, +3.4, +4. Last year’s accelerated ELO now entirely eliminated; other teams realizing this boost vs last week are Penn State, Mississippi State, Texas, Kansas State, Marshall, USC, Florida State, Syracuse, and Iowa State. The reverse is true for Cincinnati, Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Michigan State, Pittsburgh, and Utah.
relax_on_the_mat	5
BlueFalcon89	6	Go vols, gutsy road win against a ranked team.
StevvieV	6
buckeyes75	7
Conglossian	7	+4
ikindalikelemons	7	I valued Pitt a bitt lower than most did, but still not easy to go on the road and beat a ranked team in OT.
JeromesNiece	7
JustAManAndHisLaptop	7
kflinderman	7
r0sco	7
BigBoutros	8
Corporal_Hicks	8
HUSKEROYAL	8
I_am_bot_beep_boop	8
Our-Gardian-Angel	8	The advanced metrics were bullish on Tennessee coming into this season and the Vols provided some proof of concept with a really good OT win at Pitt. I'll admit that I thought the Josh Heupel hire was weird (and obviously we're a long way from a final verdict on it) but so far, so good for him in Knoxville. (Week 2: Tennessee 34, Pittsburgh 27 OT; Record: 2-0)
owlalwaysloveyew	8
rain_parkour	8	Big jump for me. Played a hard, physical game vs Pitt
tdoger	8
_fastball	9
bwburke94	9
DataDrivenPirate	9
No11223456	9
NoMorning6152	9
outthawazoo	9
realclean	9
RobertNeyland	9
T-Thugs	9	Tennessee is 2-0 and their best win is over Pitt on the road. Pitt's win lost a little luster with WVU's loss to kansas.
52hoova	10
ChargerFan2121	10	Rank on my Computer Poll: 12 Computer Poll: TCU
DarthYoda2594	10	Road win at Top 15, more in line with their betting market and efficiency numbers
huskerfan4life520	10
MoneyManeVick	10
retnuh101	10
sasmith2015	10
studio_sally	10
tabelz	10
Texasagsman	10
A_Rolling_Baneling	11
BallSoHerd	11
Bank_Gothic	11
bties	11
corundum9	11
Daigotsu	11
eclectic_tastes	11
GeauxTri	11
GoBlueScrewOSU7	11
Sometimeswelose	11
tks231	11
vanburen1845	11
Xtremeloco	11
Acm0028	12
boxman151515	12
cornholesurfer	12
dasani3x	12
dicky_________seamus	12
dogwoodmaple	12
DylanCarlson3	12	LW: 20
Hackasizlak	12
hypercube42342	12
icklebush	12
myghtymouse	12
PalmettoFace	12
spsellers	12
ucieaters33	12
AlphaH4wk	13
Blazeth	13
Branzilla91	13
CFBHurts	13
Fmeson	13
joebob431	13
MahjongDaily	13
Mr_Brews	13
noahthearc	13
not_folie	13
nw____	13	Solid win over Pitt. Defense looked better! Impressed by how they managed anything against Pitt's defensive line.
Pollaski	13
Rakarei	13
royrules22	13
seaotter2	13
T-nawtical	13
The_Horse_Joke	13
Ticklebump	13
tjstanley	13
ToeInDigDeep	13	34-27 over Pittsburgh, my #14 last week
turkishguy	13
UNC_Samurai	13
wameron	13
WolverineDDS	13
aggiebruin27	14
buckeyegold	14
CambodianDrywall	14
Casaiir	14
Charlemagne42	14	Computer ranking: 20
coogs35	14
cyclonepsycho	14
deadtofall12	14
digdat0	14
Drexlore	14
e8odie	14
fo13	14
grjohnst	14
HarbingerOfFun	14
IceColdDrPepper_Here	14
Joester09	14
Laschoni	14
LeWoofle	14	Close win over a decent Pitt program, im unsure of this placement and future results will probably have a larger than average effect on placement if they lose.
Longvols	14
Maladroit44	14
nemoran	14
NyquillusDillwad20	14
one98d	14
owl_man	14
PHubbs	14
physedka	14
RiffRamBahZoo	14
SCRx	14
strikersteve60	14
tdeff19	14
Techwid	14
TheReformedBadger	14
thexraptor	14
typicaliconoclast	14
WarEagle9	14
zacheiny	14
ACCBiggz	15
BamaPride95	15
COLU_BUS	15
DarkLegend64	15
fourpinz8	15
Foxmcbowser42	15
galacticdude7	15
GilBrandt	15
hascogrande	15
IAmAChemicalEngineer	15
Inkblot9	15
JaxofAllTrades13	15
jeedf	15
jlh2b	15
monkeymatt1836	15
Nathanael-Greene	15
peachios	15	solid pitt win, close in OT
PromEmperorHarbaugh	15
PumpSmash	15
RegionalBias	15	Road P5 win
RheagarTargaryen	15
RollWarTideEagle	15
scronko	15
tauzeta	15
ThaCarter	15
TheJeemTeam	15	Win over ranked Pitt jumps them from #22
thomasosu	15
TrojanMan35T	15
12panther	16
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	16
ALStark69	16	NR
bretticus33	16	Tennessee picked up a huge road win over Pitt on the back of their defense. That should be an encouraging sign for the Vols and Hendon Hooker had himself a strong game. However the offensive dropoff and lack of run game should be somewhat concerning but it shouldn't be an issue against Akron.
BUSean	16
captain_sasquatch	16
CockADoodleBOOM	16
CommodoreN7	16
darkra01	16
Dropbackandpunt	16
HelioOne	16
JCiLee	16
jjjoebox	16
JohnWickStuntDouble	16
Lex_Ludorum	16
Polarbear1914	16
ScarletFever333	16
Shrektastic28	16
SpadeRyker	16
SportingMoose	16
srs_house	16
TopGoose	16
Zloggt	16
Cecil_Hardboner	17
crimsonlaw	17
DrKennethJNoisewater	17
EpicSchwinn	17
falconlover79	17
molodyets	17
olmsted	17
orbania	17
plannedsickdays	17
SteemieRayVaughn	17
thegreendalegelf	17
ya111101	17
arrowfan624	18
Arteza147	18
bakonydraco	18	78.09
BosskOnASegway	18
Buckeyes2010	18
Cassiyus	18
Corgi_Koala	18
cota1212	18
CptCheese	18
lillipup03	18
nburt13	18
NotSoSuperNerd	18	24.11
RavenclawWiz816	18
TDenverFan	18
Ch-i-ef	19	Nobody hates Tennessee football more than Tennessee fans.
crownebeach	19	Just like last year, there's not much to split Pitt and Tennessee -- this time, the Vols stepped up and made plays in the clutch, but it could have gone either way. Can we renew this series indefinitely?
MrTheSpork	19
MWiatrak2077	19	I'll be honest, I've been sleeping on the Volunteers. Seeing them in preseason rankings felt baffling, I couldn't understand it. How could this team and program, who have underperformed for so long, start the season ranked? It's not even like they were good last season! With a meh 7-6 finish and OT loss to Purdue in the Music City Bowl. However, they showed a resilience and grit that I don't think we have seen from Tennessee in a long time. And let me be clear: this isn't just some bias because they won, I understand that Pitt was winning until their QBs got injured, and that they narrowly avoided losing in OT, but even prior to it, Tennessee looked like a worthy contender on Pitt's turf. QB Hendon Hooker looked fantastic, with 2 TDs, 0 INTs, 27/42 passing, and 325 yards. Tennessee is now blessed with two straight home games, including one against Florida, and then an eventful trip to the Bayou against LSU. Everything looks very solid for early season Tennessee, and I respect what Heupel appears to be doing with this program. Call me over optimistic, but I truly believe Tennessee could go 10-2 (w/ losses to Alabama, Georgia) and maybe make a run for an NY6 bowl. Their schedule is favorable, their team is resilient, their coach is actually coaching, everything looks good on Rocky Top.
ndbroski	19
Pikachu1989	19
practicallybert	19
TaylorLeprechaun	19	NR
VerySeriousBanana	19
cinciforthewin	20
DisraeliEers	20
malowry0124	20
Red261	20
SlaminSammons	20
TimeBroken	20
wesman212	20
woakley	20
Hobbes_121	21
KJdkaslknv	21
311polo	22
Blooblod	22
Helifino	22
nbingham196	22
Staind075	22
ThePelvicWoo	22	This is a fun team
placid_salad	23
tmothy07	24
cfbguy	25
chweris	25
mellolizard	25
Striker743	25	NR
teddythe3rd	25

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
Megalomanizac	6
CanAWoodChuckChuck	7
mcfly97	7
Fantastic-Calendar-9	8	LW: 11
shadowwingnut	8	Good road win in Pittsburgh. And won on defense, a real questionmark entering the season
buckeye4249	9
mthompson2320	9
Phillyfan3	9
RedassAddict	9
Steelthornn	9
TadKosciuszko	9
the_lost_carrot	9
ClemNation	10
Dontworryaboutit1	10
giveupanddie	10
just-regular-I-guess	10	Beat Pitt, they good
pianoprofiteer	10
Sebene	10
TwoStepCEO	10
BertGallagher	11
Dawg-Bite	11
jaybigs	11
Jaymoney00	11
mill1634	11
RJEP22	11	(2-0) 34.414 points
russdb	11	won over ranked pitt
Bereft13	12
CheapTrickIsOkay	12
DaewooLanosMFerrr	12
drneilpretenamen	12
itsnotnews92	12
maxwell6233	12
mcdsmaster8824	12
secoja8	12
Sflabuckeye13	12
TommyTwoTaps	12
70277027	13
beaver333	13
BRNXB0MBERS	13
dusklord1	13	Decent win against Pitt, maybe looks a bit less shiny after WVU lost to Kansas
GoCardinals74	13
Guhraffe	13
ImAndytimbo	13	They've looked very good. I'm shocked I'm ranking them this high, but I suppose time will tell.
jalexjsmithj	13
JBonkies	13
Noelthemexican	13
PNW_Jeff	13
PolitiBob	13
Pure_Protein_Machine	13
The_Good_Constable	13
True_Ad5324	13	Good win over Pitt
WBLwiffleball	13
59brad	14
ActuallyJasonPrice	14
BananaBouquet	14
bethe2ndmouse	14
Butternades	14
ChaseTheFalcon	14	GOOD WIN OVER PITT
colonel750	14
Dravens19	14
entropy888	14
FeliceDot27	14
fredmerc111	14
guttata	14
Hugefootballfan44	14
JamoRedhead	14
JustinMSU21	14
Loopylime	14
Matthias382	14
MaxMan1300	14	While not a decisive win, a win against a pitt team that has looked pretty good this season is deserving of a significant bump
MrOrcaDood	14	Strong win over Pitt despite averaging 2.6 yards per carry. Probably would have lost if they didn't injure Slovis.
NanoBuc	14
newSomberMan	14
notsmartprivate	14
PaulMSURon	14
samspopguy	14
UVUboi2	14
WitchKing17	14
zacjacobson	14
_n8n8_	15
Archaic_1	15
BearsAreGreat1	15
Dan20698	15
Due_Connection179	15	A win on the road over a top 20 team means a strong start to the season for Tennessee. I'm going to try to not overreact too much to this with Pitt losing their QB in that game, but this sure adds more hype to the UF-Tennessee game in two weeks.
Harpua99	15
I-AMA-KarmaWhore-AMA	15
ianmcmoney	15
IMissMW2Lobbies	15
Is_Flacco_Elite	15
LamarcusAldrige1234	15
losbullitt	15
mauliknshah	15
Muffinnnnnnn	15
noffinater	15
OldCoaly	15
SonOfSvens	15
tapswitch	15
ThatStrangeGuyOverMe	15
TheBeekman8	15
whereismysauerkraut	15
zachismadewell	15
zachw900	15
10catsinspace	16
AnAngryPanda1	16
coletheredditer	16
DownshiftGD	16
dustingibson	16
ewolfy13	16	Big win on the road against a solid Pitt team, although they were helped out by injuries on Pitt
hershculez	16
Huntkv	16
mathmanhale	16
ObjectOnBroadway	16
thatoneguyD13	16
bannista7	17	Tough win @Pitt in OT, with a lot of miscues on Special Teams. Give those opportunities to a team who wasn’t playing a hobbled backup QB and they lose that game. LW: NR
Cooliamabeast	17
grahamca	17
PSUMediaPA	17	They managed to grab victory out of the jaws of defeat. Great win for Tennessee after losing to Pitt at home last season.
camryn_16	18
ch1l1_ch33s3	18
iDevourer	18
rocco2246	18
Ruhrgebietheld	18
sconbon	18
the_neverdoctor	18
brucewaynewins	19
ManiacalBlazer	19
perspicacious_crumb	19
TheFalconGuy	19
frone	20
MADBuc49	20
PattyKane16	20
thetrain23	20
muzikjamr	21
romulusjsp	21
Spacesurfer6	21
Amane_VIII	22
dtynes10	22
RaceScottRace	22
FourteenClocks	24
madskillzmatt	24
Terminal_BAS	24

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