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The Vols are on the move despite not playing a single game.
The Tennessee Volunteers haven’t even played a game yet and they’re already moving up in the polls? How so? Well, voters left out teams from the Big Ten and Pac-12 this week, creating a ranking for those teams set to participate in the 2020 season.
For what it’s worth, the Big Ten could reverse course and play as early as October. For now though, these are the polls that we have.
Tennessee moved up to No. 17 in the coaches poll, while shooting all the way to No. 15 in the AP poll. Tennessee debuted at No. 25 in the AP poll last month, while they were unranked by the coaches.
The SEC makes up six of the top ten spots in the coaches poll.
Week 2 Coaches Poll
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Georgia
5. LSU
6. Florida
7. Notre Dame
8. Texas
9. Auburn
10. Texas A&M
11. North Carolina
12. Oklahoma State
13. UCF
14. Cincinnati
15. Memphis
16. Louisville
17. Tennessee
18. Miami
19. Virginia Tech
20. Kentucky
21. Louisiana
22. BYU
23. Appalachian State
24. Baylor
25. Army
The AP poll is similar, but slightly higher on Tennessee. The Volunteers will open their season against South Carolina on September 26th.
Week 2 AP Top 25
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma
4. Georgia
5. Florida
6. LSU
7. Notre Dame
8. Auburn
9. Texas
10. Texas A&M
11. Oklahoma State
12. North Carolina
13. Cincinnati
14. UCF
15. Tennessee
16. Memphis
17. Miami
18. Louisville
19. Louisiana
20. Virginia Tech
21. BYU
22. Army
23. Kentucky
24. Appalachian State
25. Pittsburgh
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