Tennessee football’s preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll rankings since 2000
Tennessee football has been ranked in the preseason USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll 12 times since 2000.
The Vols earned a preseason ranking for nine consecutive seasons from 2000-08.
The USA TODAY Sports AFCA football coaches poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season with a voting panel consisting of 65 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches. The panel is chosen randomly from a pool of coaches, who indicated interest in participating.
A first-place vote is worth 25 points, second place is 24 points, down to No. 25 being worth one point.
Vols Wire looks at where Tennessee has been ranked in the preseason and at the end of each campaign since 2000 in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA football coaches poll. Rankings are listed below.
2000
Preseason: No. 12
End of season: No. 25
Record: 8-4 (5-3 SEC)
2001
Preseason: No. 7
End of season: No. 4
Record: 11-2 (7-1 SEC)
2002
Preseason: No. 5
End of season: NR
Record: 8-5 (5-3 SEC)
2003
Preseason: No. 16
End of season: No. 16
Record: 10-3 (6-2 SEC)
2004
Preseason: No. 14
End of season: No. 15
Record: 10-3 (7-1 SEC)
2005
Preseason: No. 3
End of season: NR
Record: 5-6 (3-5 SEC)
2006
Preseason: No. 23
End of season: No. 23
Record: 9-4 (5-3 SEC)
2007
Preseason: No. 15
End of season: No. 12
Record: 10-4 (6-2 SEC)
2008
Preseason: No. 18
End of season: NR
Record: 5-7 (3-5 SEC)
2009
Preseason: NR
End of season: NR
Record: 7-6 (4-4 SEC)
2010
Preseason: NR
End of season: NR
Record: 6-7 (3-5 SEC)
2011
Preseason: NR
End of season: NR
Record: 5-7 (1-7 SEC)
2012
Preseason: NR
End of season: NR
Record: 5-7 (1-7 SEC)
2013
Preseason: NR
End of season: NR
Record: 5-7 (2-6 SEC)
2014
Preseason: NR
End of season: NR
Record: 7-6 (3-5 SEC)
2015
Preseason: No. 25
End of season: No. 23
Record: 9-4 (5-3 SEC)
2016
Preseason: No. 10
End of season: No. 24
Record: 9-4 (4-4 SEC)
2017
Preseason: No. 24
End of season: NR
Record: 4-8 (0-8 SEC)
2018
Preseason: NR
End of season: NR
Record: 5-7 (2-6 SEC)
2019
Preseason: NR
End of season: NR
Record: 8-5 (5-3 SEC)
2020
Preseason: NR
End of season: NR
Record: 3-7 (3-7 SEC)
2021
Preseason: NR
End of season: NR
Record: 7-6 (4-4 SEC)
2022
Preseason: NR
End of season: No. 6
Record: 11-2 (6-2 SEC)
