Tennessee football is ranked No. 15 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll, which was released on Monday.
That’s the same spot the Vols were ranked in the US LBM Coaches Poll.
Tennessee opens the 2024 season at home against Chattanooga on Aug. 31 (12:45 p.m. ET, SEC Network). Then the Vols play NC State in Charlotte on Sept. 7, the first of four games against teams ranked in the AP Top 25.
UT also plays Georgia, Alabama and Oklahoma.
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Here is the preseason AP Top 25 poll:
- Georgia
- Ohio State
- Oregon
- Texas
- Alabama
- Ole Miss
- Notre Dame
- Penn State
- Michigan
- Florida State
- Missouri
- Utah
- LSU
- Clemson
- Tennessee
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State
- Kansas State
- Miami
- Texas A&M
- Arizona
- Kansas
- Southern Cal
- North Carolina State
- Iowa
Others receiving votes: Louisville 111, Virginia Tech 77, Boise St. 47, SMU 33, Iowa St. 33, Liberty 32, Washington 23, West Virginia 17, Memphis 16, Nebraska 16, Wisconsin 15, UTSA 6, Tulane 5, Appalachian St. 4, Kentucky 3, Auburn 2, Colorado 1.