AP College Football Poll Drops With Tennessee Sitting At No. 12

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Neyland Stadium. Photo: Courtesy of Tennessee Athletics

College football season is less than three weeks away, and the Associated Press (AP) has dropped its first Top 25 Poll of the 2023-2024 season with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville landing at No. 12.

The University of Georgia occupies the No. 1 spot as back-to-back National Champions. The University of Michigan and Ohio State University follow at No. 2 and No. 3 with the University of Alabama at No. 4 and Louisiana State University at No. 5 as they head into their second season with Head Coach Brian Kelly.

Other SEC teams include the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) at No. 22 and Texas A&M University at No. 23, with the University of South Carolina receiving 73 votes.

The Volunteers will face Georgia, Alabama, Texas A&M and South Carolina this upcoming season. Tennessee Head Coach Josh Heupel is set to lead the team for the third straight year after their 11-2 season in 2022. The Volunteers had their best season in over a decade, beating Alabama for the first time since 2006. They also went on to win the Orange Bowl against No. 7 Clemson.

The Vols were tied for No. 2 in the AP Top 25 Poll in Week 9 before losing to Georgia. The team hurt their College Football Playoff chances further when they lost to South Carolina in their second to last game of the season. They finished the year at No. 6 in the Poll.

Tennessee will kicks off the season at Nissan Stadium on Sept. 2, where they will face the University of Virginia.

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