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2026 Week 9 Tennessee Volunteers Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
Cecil_Hardboner 7
SufferingfOrLife 8
djowen68 9
galacticdude7 9 Predicted Record: 10-2

Losses: Texas (17-20), @South Carolina (24-27)

Comment: Their fall for the South Carolina loss gets cushioned by their head to head win against Alabama
conchobor 10
JamoRedhead 10
one98d 10
ryseing 10
vanburen1845 10
Bill3ffinMurray 11
e8odie 11
elnino550 11
JeromesNiece 11
NotSoSuperNerd 11 1.845 [8.36-3.64]
r0sco 11
retnuh101 11
RJEP22 11
TimeBroken 11
AJ_CC 12
BosskOnASegway 12 1845.1 -> 1805.6 [-39.5] (#10 -> #12)
Fmeson 12
MADBuc49 12 -6
sgtshenanigans 12 Once again the Volunteers prove they are a team in desperate need of a QB. Winnable game on the road that Tennessee let slip through their fingers. This loss may haunt them as the year goes on.
sirgippy 12 GippyRank expected rank: 10.7. Central 80% interval: 4–19. Top-25 probability: 96.8%.
Staind075 12
SwissArmyScythe 12 -3
TheZachster 12
visor841 12
ya111101 12
bretticus733 13
ChemicalOle 13
Conglossian 13 -4
cyberchaox 13
dabul-master 13
DampFrijoles 13
DataDrivenPirate 13
dubscurry30 13 -3
fshi 13
Hobbes_121 13
jbowen1 13 1969.75 (-1)
jthomas694 13
justsaynotoreddit 13
RedBarracuda25 13
RegionalBias 13
RollWarTideEagle 13
Shion314 13
SpadeRyker 13
T-Thugs 13 Tennessee is 6-2 with a very nice win over Alabama (6-2). Also beat Auburn (4-3). Losses to Texas and South Carolina
tdeff19 13
TouchdownHeroes 13
WarEagle9 13
Wescat 13
_fastball 14
brucewaynewins 14
BuckeyeForLife95 14 3.21
Cassiyus 14
ChaseTheFalcon 14
colton_97 14
Darth_Ra 14
ehoefler 14 82.82 | -7
grey_pilgrim_ 14
Jakesnake42 14 Now we have our H2H train here. Tennessee beat Bama who beat Kentucky. Pretty easy work here. Tennessee's lack of depth is why they end up below Ole Miss. Last Week: #5
joebob431 14
Lex_Ludorum 14
PattyKane16 14
Pikachu1989 14
redrumsoxLoL 14 The Vols lost a close game on a last second field goal to South Carolina on Saturday. They held the lead in the closing moments but allowed the Gamecocks to score a touchdown to tie it and then fumbled the ball to set up SC's field goal at the buzzer. A tough way to lose but their season is not over.
sickmemes48 14
Striker743 14 Down 2 - close losses at #25 and to #9, beat #18
TolkienFan71 14
AlexanderComet 15
AlphaH4wk 15
ALStark69 15 -8; second most predictable upset of the week
BlueFalcon89 15
boxbeat 15
Corgi_Koala 15
CRedds19 15
eclectic_tastes 15
ExternalTangents 15 83.9%
G-Aardvark 15
GenialGiant 15
IceColdDrPepper_Here 15
malowry0124 15
owlalwaysloveyew 15
PlactusTX 15 LW: 10 | Tier 3 | L South Carolina
roguebandit1 15
Ruhrgebietheld 15
Sometimeswelose 15
sroach91 15
Techwid 15
TheReformedBadger 15
12panther 16
Cars-and-Coffee 16
Chris-P-Creme 16
CptCheese 16
DarkLegend64 16
DarthYoda2594 16
Drexlore 16
ewolfy13 16
flyingcircusdog 16
Hackasizlak 16
HelioOne 16
HieloLuz 16 Tennessee is the best of Bucket E largely thanks to their win over Alabama, they have another quality win over Auburn. But the loss to South Carolina dragged them out of the top 10
hypercube42342 16
Inkblot9 16
Jerrywelfare 16
JustAManAndHisLaptop 16
Keener1899 16
MahjongDaily 16
Mr_Brews 16
Our-Gardian-Angel 16
Pollaski 16
redwave2505 16
royrules22 16
samspopguy 16
scronko 16
TadKosciuszko 16
TDenverFan 16
Texasagsman 16
titansfan174 16
True_Ad5324 16 Down 7
UNC_Samurai 16
Zloggt 16 The Alabama win does a lot to keep the Vols from sliding further...
0010MK 17
bakonydraco 17 87.825 (6-2)
bladefencer 17 0.855, -8, Pow: 17, Off: 25, Def: 15, SOR: 23
blahblehblahwhoru 17
Buckeyes2010 17
COLU_BUS 17
Conn3er 17
DavoinShower-handle 17
GeauxTri 17 6-2. The Alabama win remains elite and Auburn/Arkansas add depth, but the South Carolina loss is a meaningful second defeat.
JBonkies 17
jmac_21 17
KansasEF5Tornado 17
Klaassy23 17
laprasrules 17
Longvols 17
MemeofMemeJTG999999 17 (6-2) (down 8)
L: 24-27 @ South Carolina (4-3)
Next Week: Bye
Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs Wake Forest
nemoran 17
noahthearc 17
Player_1_has_Joined 17
Polarbear1914 17
Roscoe_Filburn 17
soonerfreak 17
the_neverdoctor 17
tomdawg0022 17
bannista7 18
Bereft13 18 Power: 18, SoR: 16; LW: 15
budget_um 18
ch1l1_ch33s3 18
Chipsahoy523 18 -8
Corporal_Hicks 18
corundum9 18
daredassdude 18
eSpiritCorpse 18
Euphoric_Relative_13 18
HideNZeke 18
jrich960608 18
jrichardh 18
Luigiatl 18
nin478 18
Noelthemexican 18
OKgolfer 18 LW: 15 (lost to South Carolina)
RheagarTargaryen 18
studio_sally 18
thomasosu 18
Tornadohunter24 18 [6-2, 3-2 SEC] (-11) | SOR: #15 | Notable Results: L 17-20 vs #13 Texas [5-2], W 24-17 @ Arkansas [3-4], W 26-10 vs #12 Alabama [6-2], L 24-27 @ South Carolina [4-3] |
arbadak 19 .770 rating, 6-2, SOS .596 (-5)
BananaBouquet 19
Bank_Gothic 19
BendrickLamar19 19
bernkastel87 19
Charlemagne42 19 75
ChBass 19 The loss to South Carolina more than offset the win against Bama. Tennessee still has a top-10 defense.
ColombianInIowa24 19 34.31 - Lol. Lmao even.
CPiGuy2728 19
diehardcubforever 19
frumious88 19
MainPeanut25 19 Future Browns QB LaNorris Sellers put the (other) team on his back
Maladroit44 19
ManiacalBlazer 19 75.205 (6-2) -5, -4.013 24-27 loss to South Carolina
mellolizard 19
Muffinnnnnnn 19
noodlethebear 19
Pure_Protein_Machine 19
Rakarei 19
RiffRamBahZoo 19
seaotter2 19
shifty1032231 19
sirvalkyerie 19
smartkeg 19 The Texas loss is understandable, but the loss to South Carolina is damaging. Tennessee’s good results (particularly W vs Bama) keep it ranked, while the upset loss prevents a higher placement.
TheNSAAgent777 19
BUSean 20
digdat0 20 20. Tennessee — Score: 0.151 | Results: 0.864, SOS Rank: #60, Quality: 0.101, Recency: 0.000 | T10W: 1, T25W: 1, T50W: 2, Off Rk: #42, Def Rk: #7
EpicSchwinn 20
GatorBolt 20
Hugefootballfan44 20
Jay_Dubbbs 20
jonstark19 20
KJdkaslknv 20
monkeymatt1836 20
OldCoaly 20
PeteyNice 20
SearonTrejorek 20 0.71229
spsellers 20
StFuzzySlippers 20
w8w8 20
Xy13 20 Sellers had some big moments which will likely end up getting some NFL staffers fired when they draft him, to the dismay of the Vols. Another tricky team to get a beat on. They barely lose to Texas, then handily beat Bama, then lose to SCAR.
a_bit_of_a_misnomer_ 21
CambodianDrywall 21
CFBHurts 21
frone 21
ikindalikelemons 21
kflinderman 21
mthompson2320 21 LW: 15
ruwisc 21 LW: 17
spasm01 21
stripes361 21
velociraptorfarmer 21
VerySeriousBanana 21
chillmagic420 22
dukemetoo 22
halldaylong 22
placid_salad 22
PSUMediaPA 22
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx 22 (-9)
BearsAreGreat1 23
Colton3690 23
grtgbln 23
hascogrande 23
hythloday1 23
jimbobbypaul 23
mcdsmaster8824 23
Acm0028 24
BlueSCar 24
cfbguy 24
douchebagjack 24 Best 3 Wins: Alabama, Auburn, Georgia Tech.
2 Losses: Texas, South Carolina.
Not so funny when it happens to you Tennessee? Kentucky, Texas A&M, LSU, Vanderbilt to finish. 2L final in the works
fredmerc111 24
grjohnst 24
Helifino 24
olmsted 24
texas2089 24
A_Rolling_Baneling 25
BoukenGreen 25
nw____ 25
pileatedloon 25
strikersteve60 25
zenverak 25

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
BigGamesShouldCount 3
NNul 8
bruhstevenson 10
gohncell 10
LegionMammal978 10 (+5) GS .800, TS 1744: 68.9% #6 Alabama + 29.4% #18 Auburn + 1.6% #35 Arkansas + 0.1% #71 Georgia Tech = 55.6% #13 South Carolina + 44.4% #8 Texas.
Quick-Newt-5651 10 .839
thatoneguyD13 10 Tier 3.
Tortillero96 10 -1
L (6-2) A -3 vs South Carolina (unranked)
W (6-1) H +16 vs Alabama (7)
W (5-1) A +7 vs Arkansas (unranked)
W (4-1) H +10 vs Auburn (unranked)
L (3-1) H -3 vs Texas (1)
W (3-0) H +33 vs Kennesaw St. (unranked)
W (2-0) A +21 vs Georgia Tech (unranked)
W (1-0) H +47 vs Furman (unranked)
Yelich04 10 v1
666PeaceKeepaGirl 11
HereComesNightTime 11
IWieldTheFlameOfAnor 11
Pure-Shirt-5831 11
sportstrap 11
BeyondLiesTheWub 12 change from last week: -1
Blazemaster77 12
BoilerUp28 12
GenuineBoss 12
geordieColt88 12
Isthmus11 12
josh55134 12
logace444444444 12
Nath0leon 12 -2.
Pyroblockx 12
SignificanceFirm2398 12
tbraptors 12 Tennessee are bolstered by their win against Alabama, but not much margin for error after a bad loss
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY 13
chief_sitass 13
Crelc3 13
divey043 13
gonshpreds1 13
KevinDoesSports 13 I don't know how South Carolina keeps doing this (and no, I'm not ranking South Carolina), but they have upset Tennessee. Tennessee still has a win against Alabama and almost beat Texas. I was hesitant at putting them here, but it's the only place that makes sense for them.
manbeqrpig 13
ndbfsu22 13
OG_Felwinter 13
pongislame 13 -1 (L 24-27 @ South Carolina)
RealityComps 13
ResearchFlaky5912 13 Makes sense to go one below Texas, as they (1) lost to Texas and (2) just lost to a team that Texas lost to. The win over 'Bama is nice, but not as good as beating Ohio St.
samtaylor92 13
ted1995 13
70277027 14
andrewtodd98 14
buccaneerboy22 14
ianmcmoney 14 61.48%
idnttcrisis 14
jibberishdhyukl 14
m3owzika 14
Menktenk 14
myworld3 14
newSomberMan 14
Ok_Boysenberry716 14
Rhizical 14
rob_bot13 14 1696 points. See Alabama
SpectralHydra 14
undercover_hot_dog 14
boblovespi 15
dee3Poh 15 .450
EL-YEO 15
GDSamstag 15
HokiPoqi 15
jmdinbtr 15
jtsmd2 15
LightningDusty 15 ↓6
mathwrath55 15
owl-bears 15
Procyonyx 15 ...and Tennessee.
quantum_jedi 15 (61.74, -8) Dude, what even is the SEC at this point? How do you beat Alabama and then immediately collapse against South Carolina? This is some peak Pac-12 levels of ups and downs for Vol fans. Mercifully they get a BYE to try and figure things out.
rt13wx 15
TheBeekman8 15
2AcesRoth 16 net elo off def ridge fei conf
+12.4 +13.2 31.5 18.3 +15.7 +8.4 SEC
_THE__BOULDER_ 16 "My death was... greatly exaggerated."
- South Carolina, probably
AoA_nB1 16
Applesaucemannus 16
ArlyntheAwesome 16
CallMeTheKing 16 121-15-1
Character_Orchid4698 16
d1sportsball 16 H2H win over Alabama
grahamca 16 T20ᵗʰ W/L, T19ᵗʰ Predicted Wins, 17ᵗʰ Team Strength, 11ᵗʰ Quality of Wins
hbh110 16
HHunko13 16
JackWK_Gaming 16
loneSTAR_06 16
Ok_Significance_3803 16
saquad69 16
Scruggerboy 16
spaceblev11 16
WBLwiffleball 16
Aggravating-Funny569 17
bigred91224 17
dstrainr 17
Flaky_Bit6733 17
Impossible-Still-349 17 (-)
jis024 17
Klightgrove 17
meristematic 17
Minnesnowtaaa 17
MyAngelMiraidon 17 -7 - Beat bama which fixes their placement
NoOutdoorSoup 17
Original_Profile8600 17
Rishik01 17
TheCryptPartDeux 17
Arago_ 18
DarthGlazer 18 what's going on...?
DillyDillySzn 18
FrontRunner51 18 (-3)
isrealball 18
JCNoles 18 11/2
kevinsdomain 18
Kirkwood641 18
Piptit 18
S2OP 18 (-7)
SaguaroCactus19 18
SportsCat4 18
TailgateLegend 18
BlueRFR3100 19
drewscottt 19 -4
FoodCourtDruid 19
Nervous_Metal_9445 19
shouldajustsaid_yeah 19
tm65- 19 .641
TrashyTuber 19
XVW55 19
beckett929 20
Delicious_Fig5384 20
Lucaball3r 20
MillerHighLifeStan 20
NA_Faker 20
PsychologicalFox8660 20
Star_Wars_Sith 20
TyRoland06 20
ChiTrojan2 21
ninjatown23 21 The other UT that’s hard to rank. Partially because one of their losses is to the Longhorns. The Vols drop after a tough loss to South Carolina, a team that has been primed to win a close game eventually.
SonOfGarry 21
alexjcode_com 22 710
g_trechel 22
jackmc04 22 (-9)
BoNnnnfhir 23
Hastronaut 23
kennethbring 23
Noahsince2002 23
Oldenmw 23 5D chess to keep Shane Beamer employed for another year
Sflabuckeye13 23
bryophyta_insolitam 24
Scottyfer 24
mathmanhale 25
Spazzatack 25
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