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See the full story · 4 sourcesPreseason US LBM Coaches Poll top 25 rankings were released Tuesday ahead of the 2026 college football season.
Tennessee is ranked No. 18. Ohio State is the top-ranked team nationally and Georgia is the highest-ranked team from the SEC (No. 3).
The Vols will open fall training camp on Wednesday. Tennessee's season will kick off Sept. 5 versus Furman at Neyland Stadium.
Tennessee will also host Kennesaw State, Texas , Auburn , Alabama, Kentucky and LSU this season, while playing at Georgia Tech, Arkansas, South Carolina, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.
2026 will mark the sixth season for the Vols with Josh Heupel as head coach.
Below is the entire 2026 preseason US LBM Coaches Poll preseason top 25 rankings.
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2026 preseason US LBM Coaches Poll top 25 college football rankings
Rank School (Record) Points Last Season's Rank 1st Place Votes 1 Ohio State (12-2) 1,741 6 38 2 Oregon (13-2) 1,637 4 6 3 Georgia (12-2) 1,591 5 7 4 Texas (10-3) 1,544 13 2 5 Notre Dame (10-2) 1,524 11 5 6 Indiana (16-0) 1,522 1 14 7 Miami, FL (13-3) 1,409 2 - 8 Texas A&M (11-2) 1,174 8 - 9 Oklahoma (10-3) 1,104 10 - 10 Mississippi (13-2) 1,096 3 - 11 Alabama (11-4) 1,050 9 - 12 Texas Tech (12-2) 1,034 7 - 13 LSU (7-6) 951 NR - 14 USC (9-4) 838 21 - 15 BYU (12-2) 781 12 - 16 Michigan (9-4) 719 22 - 17 Penn State (7-6) 463 NR - 18 Tennessee (8-5) 428 NR - 19 Washington (9-4) 406 NR - 20 SMU (9-4) 378 NR - 21 Utah (11-2) 313 14 - 22 Iowa (9-4) 291 17 - 23 Clemson (7-6) 235 NR - 24 Houston (10-3) 194 19 - 25 Missouri (8-5) 158 NR -
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