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2026 Preseason Tennessee Volunteers Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
shifty1032231	6
BlueSCar	11
owlalwaysloveyew	11
roguebandit1	11
12panther	12
JustAManAndHisLaptop	12
lowes18	12	Tennessee in my opinion had one of the most underrated off-seasons of 2026, while the loss of Coleman took most of the attention, I believe the Vols are still slated to have a massive upgrade on the defensive side of the ball given their DB additions. On offense I find it hard to believe that the next QB to step up in place of Aguilar won't be a massive upgrade. While I normally hold reservations for young QB's, Huepel runs a system that makes it easy to integrate underclassmen. With one of the best offensive lines in CFB, along with a very good WR corps, I think Tennessee will largely be improved on both sides of the ball in 2026 and rather clearly in the playoff hunt if not for a difficult schedule.
outthawazoo	12
udderlymoovelous	12
aggiebruin27	13
bakonydraco	13
chillmagic420	13
tdeff19	13
budget_um	14
Cars-and-Coffee	14
eclectic_tastes	14
PalmettoFace	14
Pyromania1983	14
redrumsoxLoL	14	Tennessee is the opposite of Oklahoma in my view. Their offense should be elite no matter who wins the quarterback job there, their defense though was in the bottom half of the SEC in 2025 and will need to step up.
SCsprinter13	14
Zef_Apollo	14
BosskOnASegway	15	1663.1 [-11.2] (#30 -> #15) ↑
colton_97	15
Jakesnake42	15
plannedsickdays	15
twitter_paulbd	15
vanburen1845	15
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx	15	I like Huepel. The 2022 season was fun to watch
djowen68	16
galacticdude7	16
JeromesNiece	16
jjjoebox	16
kflinderman	16
MemeofMemeJTG999999	16	End of Last Season: was unranked (8-5) | Next Week: vs Furman | Projected Bowl: ReliaQuest Bowl vs Michigan
penisthightrap_	16
PSUMediaPA	16
TimeBroken	16
UNC_Samurai	16
BananaBouquet	17
Buckeyes2010	17
Ch-i-ef	17
DarkLegend64	17
Darth_Ra	17
grtgbln	17
HelioOne	17
joebob431	17
Klaassy23	17
ManiacalBlazer	17
noahthearc	17
Pure_Protein_Machine	17
seaotter2	17
smartkeg	17
Xy13	17	Toughest Games - vs TX, vs Bama, @ A&M, vs LSU. Avoid - UGA, OU, Miss --- Josh Heupel and his Volunteers host most of their big SEC matchups in Neyland. Will their new QBs be able to adapt to his system? History points to yes. Let's see if his defenses have improved.
arbadak	18
bannista7	18
Chipsahoy523	18
CptCheese	18
donbagert	18
Dropbackandpunt	18
dukemetoo	18
jrich960608	18
malowry0124	18
Our-Gardian-Angel	18
SwissArmyScythe	18
texas2089	18
_fastball	19
bretticus733	19
COLU_BUS	19
Conn3er	19
ewolfy13	19
jrluhn	19
jthomas694	19
Luigiatl	19
OldCoaly	19
Player_1_has_Joined	19
retnuh101	19
TolkienFan71	19
WarEagle9	19
Acm0028	20
BallSoHerd	20
brucewaynewins	20
CambodianDrywall	20
ch1l1_ch33s3	20
daredassdude	20
jonstark19	20
JustinMSU21	20
Longvols	20
mthompson2320	20
NotSoSuperNerd	20	63.16
TaylorLeprechaun	20
Zloggt	20	I am not particularly fond of the Vols (no real animosity either, just not terribly fond), but I would gladly wear the checkered orange-and-white if it meant getting a job offer from Oak Ridge (get the hint, Mr. FBI Guy watching from my camera?).
Bereft13	21	Power: 20, SoR: 36; LW:
BUSean	21
ChaseTheFalcon	21
Drexlore	21
dschinghiskhan	21
JBonkies	21
KansasEF5Tornado	21	elo: 1889
Lex_Ludorum	21
mcdsmaster8824	21
PeteyNice	21
Red261	21
SlaminSammons	21
thescottula	21
Corporal_Hicks	22
cvsprinter1	22
douchebagjack	22
HideNZeke	22
IceColdDrPepper_Here	22
Jay_Dubbbs	22
laprasrules	22
Laschoni	22
MahjongDaily	22
SteemieRayVaughn	22
tdoger	22
VerySeriousBanana	22
Bank_Gothic	23
diehardcubforever	23
NyquillusDillwad20	23
titansfan174	23
True_Ad5324	23	Big question at qb
Blooblod	24
CRedds19	24
elnino550	24
monkeymatt1836	24
one98d	24
Tornadohunter24	24
Versigot	24	Honorable mention to Heupel here, forever destined to run a program in this range
BendrickLamar19	25
Blazeth	25
dubscurry30	25
EpicSchwinn	25	Lot of talent but so many question marks. QB, first year with Knowles. I just really need Tennessee fans to be patient and let this team grow. The schedule is a meat grinder and there’s a lot of fresh meat. But on the other side is a delicious hamburger powered by a money cannon.

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
bigheadsoftbody	12
ChiTrojan2	12
Kareem89086	13
Ethanol-Muffins	14	Young QB keeps em in the teens, good defense will carry them to wins, I dont know if the offense will be good enough for a playoff berth
Rare_Bit5844	14
Hetoxy	15
MisguidedPassion	15
Real-Plant-5722	15
ValarMorghulis_17	15
baileyx96	16
manbeqrpig	16
Midnight-Mustang	16
msonar623	16
ndbfsu22	16
PM_ME_YOUROUY_EM_MP	16
SaguaroCactus19	16
Star_Wars_Sith	16
alttabbins	17
AoA_nB1	17	Heupel is starting true freshman Faizon Brandon, who will have some growing pains in his SEC debut
epyoch	17
gonshpreds1	17
jtsmd2	17
logace444444444	17
666haha	18
Billiam501	18
dee3Poh	18
Different-Salary2899	18
Esb5415	18
fm22fnam	18
Front-Broccoli5957	18
kevinsdomain	18
Klightgrove	18
MWiatrak2077	18
MyAngelMiraidon	18	it
Yelich04	18
538allspelledout	19
bigred91224	19
ceris13	19	Trotting out a true freshman at QB in this offense seems like it may lower the floor if Brandon cant pick up the scheme quickly in SEC play. Returning enough talent that it may not matter.
Flaky_Bit6733	19
jtchr33	19	I never want to write this team on or off. Lets check in again after a few weeks to see what trajectory this team is headed.
laxintx	19
Living_Human	19	18.58
RJTrey	19
TyRoland06	19
WBLwiffleball	19
Yamiosum	19
AllEliteSchmuck	20
JackWK_Gaming	20
MajikSix	20
National-Sundae9427	20
noah_divine	20	whoever the quarterback for this team is (i think it should be Faizon Brandon, for the record) will probably have a very easy life with how talented the rest of the roster is.
PrideSax711	20
samtaylor92	20
Yechibaby09	20
dannykandy	21
Elegant_Tiger6870	21
hiiightide	21
loneSTAR_06	21
meristematic	21
NA_Faker	21
NebraskaPlainsman	21
Repulsive_Rub6443	21
rt13wx	21
SignificanceFirm2398	21
bolts_win_again	22
Crelc3	22
ElyxUW	22
FrontRunner51	22
journey1986	22
KansasChaser2021	22
Pure-Shirt-5831	22
Resolve-Opening	22
saquad69	22
70277027	23
BoilerUp28	23
civfan5843	23
GenuineBoss	23
NoOutdoorSoup	23
OG_Felwinter	23
TheBeekman8	23
DarthGlazer	24
DesignerClub1887	24
DownshiftGD	24
JJones927	24
josh55134	24
bruhstevenson	25

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