For the second consecutive week, the Tennessee Volunteers held the No. 3 ranking in the Associated Press Top 25. In the AFCA Coaches Poll, UT moved up a spot, rising from No. 4 to No. 3, on the charts.
Tennessee’s second-consecutive week at No. 3 in the AP poll came with 13 first-place votes. The Vols also earned two first-place votes in the Coaches’ poll.
With its fifth ranked matchup of the season on the docket, Tennessee prepares to welcome No. 19/17 Kentucky to Rocky Top for a 7 p.m. ET Saturday kickoff on ESPN. It marks just the third time in the series history that Tennessee and Kentucky are both ranked at the time of the matchup. The last time the two sides were both ranked in the game was on Nov. 24, 1951, when the top-ranked Vols won 28-0 over the No. 9 Wildcats in Lexington. The other occurred a year prior in Knoxville on Nov. 25, 1950, as No. 9 Tennessee defeated No. 3 Kentucky, 7-0.
The full AP Top 25, along with the AFCA Coaches Poll, can be found below.
Vols in the Polls
Preseason: RV AP, RV Coaches
Sept. 6: 24 AP, RV Coaches
Sept. 11: 15 AP, 16 Coaches
Sept. 18: 11 AP, 12 Coaches
Sept. 25: 8 AP, 9 Coaches
Oct. 2: 8 AP, 8 Coaches
Oct. 9: 6 AP, 8 Coaches
Oct. 16: 3 AP, 4 Coaches
Oct. 23: 3 AP, 3 Coaches
Associated Press Top 25
1. Georgia (31)
2. Ohio State (18)
3. Tennessee (13)
4. Michigan
5. Clemson
6. Alabama
7. TCU
8. Oregon
9. Oklahoma State
t10. Southern Cal
t10. Wake Forest
12. UCLA
13. Penn State
14. Utah
15. Ole Miss
16. Syracuse
17. Illinois
18. LSU
19. Kentucky
20. Cincinnati
21. North Carolina
22. Kansas State
23. Tulane
24. NC State
25. South Carolina
Others receiving votes: Texas, Liberty, Oregon State, Mississippi State, Maryland, Troy, UTSA, Arkansas, Washington, Florida State
USA TODAY AFCA Coaches Poll
1. Georgia (43)
2. Ohio State (17)
3. Tennessee (2)
4. Michigan (1)
5. Clemson
6. Alabama
7. TCU
8. Oregon
9. Oklahoma State
10. Wake Forest
11. Southern Cal
12. Ole Miss
13. Penn State
14. Utah
15. UCLA
16. Syracuse
17. Kentucky
18. Illinois
19. Cincinnati
20. LSU
21. North Carolina
22. Kansas State
23. NC State
24. Tulane
25. South Carolina
Others receiving votes: Texas, Liberty, Maryland, Washington, Oregon State, Baylor, UTSA, Mississippi State, Troy, Arkansas, Costal Carolina, UCF, Boise State
