KNOXVILLE — The Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports has been released following the first week of the 2020 college football season.
The Vols are ranked No. 17 in the Week 1 Amway Coaches Poll.
Tennessee (0-0) will kick off its 2020 season on Sept. 26 at South Carolina. The Tennessee-South Carolina contest will kick off at 7:30 p.m. EST and is set to be televised by SEC Network.
2020 Week 1 Amway Coaches Poll
| 1 | Clemson | 1-0 | 1020 | 37 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| 2 | Alabama | 0-0 | 973 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2/3 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 907 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3/6 |
| 4 | Georgia | 0-0 | 904 | 0 | 4 | — | 4/4 |
| 5 | Louisiana State | 0-0 | 852 | 3 | 5 | — | 5/5 |
| 6 | Florida | 0-0 | 837 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6/8 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 1-0 | 760 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7/10 |
| 8 | Texas | 1-0 | 697 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8/14 |
| 9 | Auburn | 0-0 | 694 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9/11 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 0-0 | 639 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10/13 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 1-0 | 575 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11/19 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 0-0 | 547 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 12/16 |
| 13 | Central Florida | 0-0 | 414 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 13/21 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 0-0 | 403 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 14/22 |
| 15 | Memphis | 1-0 | 314 | 0 | NR | 15 | 15/NR |
| 16 | Louisville | 1-0 | 313 | 0 | NR | 17 | 16/NR |
| 17 | Tennessee | 0-0 | 309 | 0 | NR | 9 | 17/NR |
| 18 | Miami | 1-0 | 267 | 0 | NR | 16 | 18/NR |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 0-0 | 265 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 19/24 |
| 20 | Kentucky | 0-0 | 232 | 0 | NR | 9 | 20/NR |
| 21 | UL Lafayette | 1-0 | 219 | 0 | NR | 23 | 21/NR |
| 22 | Brigham Young | 1-0 | 201 | 0 | NR | — | 22/NR |
| 23 | Appalachian State | 1-0 | 177 | 0 | NR | 12 | 23/NR |
| 24 | Baylor | 0-0 | 161 | 0 | NR | 7 | 24/NR |
| 25 | Army | 2-0 | 127 | 0 | NR | — | 25/NR |
No. 2 Ohio State; No. 7 Penn State; No. 9 Oregon; No. 12 Wisconsin; No. 15 Michigan; No. 17 Southern California; No. 18 Minnesota; No. 20 Utah; No. 23 Iowa; No. 25 Iowa State.
Georgia Tech 96; Pittsburgh 81; West Virginia 59; Virginia 56; Texas Christian 56; Southern Methodist 25; Tulane 20; South Carolina 18; Boise State 15; Marshall 14; Arkansas St. 13; Mississippi State 12; Duke 12; Texas Tech 11; Mississippi 8; Coastal Carolina 8; Iowa State 6; North Texas 5; South Florida 3.