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Butch Jones’ final 2022 USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll ballot

A look at how Butch Jones voted in the final 2022 USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.

Georgia defeated TCU, 65-7, in the College Football Playoff national championship game.

Following the national championship game, the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll was released.

Tennessee finished No. 6, while Alabama is ranked fifth.

Tennessee’s 2022 regular-season schedule featured home games against Ball State (W, 59-10), Akron (W, 63-6), Florida (W, 38-33), Alabama (W, 52-49), UT Martin (W, 65-24), Kentucky (W, 44-6) and Missouri (W, 66-24).

The Vols’ 2022 schedule featured road contests at Pittsburgh (W, 34-27 OT) in the second edition of the Johnny Majors Classic, LSU (W, 40-13), Georgia (L, 27-13), South Carolina (L, 63-38) and Vanderbilt (W, 56-0).

Tennessee defeated Clemson, 31-14, in the Capital One Orange Bowl to conclude its 2022 season on Dec. 30.

Arkansas State head coach Butch Jones voted in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll during the 2022 season. He served as Tennessee’s head coach from 2013-17.

Jones’ final ballot is listed below.

Alabama finishes season No. 5 in final USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll

Alabama finishes the season ranked No. 5 in the final USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll

Alabama finished the 2022 college football season with 11 wins and only two losses with one of those wins coming from a dominant Sugar Bowl performance.

Though this may be a season worth celebrating for most programs, it doesn’t meet the championship standard set by Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide.

Despite a blowout in the College Football Playoff national championship, not much changed near the top in the final USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll.

Georgia keeps the No. 1 spot after embarrassing TCU on the biggest stage in college football. TCU sits at No. 2, Michigan at No. 3, and Ohio State at No. 4.

Alabama, once again, falls just outside the top four teams and is ranked No. 5.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to cover Alabama football as the 2023 college football offseason gets underway.

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Tennessee finishes in top 10 in final 2022 USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

Tennessee football finishes in top 10 in final 2022 USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.

Tennessee defeated Clemson, 31-14, in the Capital One Orange Bowl to conclude its 2022 season on Dec. 30.

Tennessee’s 2022 regular-season schedule featured home games against Ball State (W, 59-10), Akron (W, 63-6), Florida (W, 38-33), Alabama (W, 52-49), UT Martin (W, 65-24), Kentucky (W, 44-6) and Missouri (W, 66-24).

The Vols’ 2022 schedule featured road contests at Pittsburgh (W, 34-27 OT) in the second edition of the Johnny Majors Classic, LSU (W, 40-13), Georgia (L, 27-13), South Carolina (L, 63-38) and Vanderbilt (W, 56-0).

Where Josh Heupel’s offense ranks nationally in 2022

Following the conclusion of the 2022 season with Georgia defeating TCU, 65-7, in the College Football Playoff national championship game, the final USA TODAY Sports AFCA football coaches poll was released and is listed below.

Ohio State rises in latest USA TODAY Coaches Poll

Ohio State mirrored other polls and rose in the latest USA TODAY Coaches Poll. #GoBucks

The latest USA TODAY AFCA Coaches Poll is out, and although it’s all about the College Football Playoff rankings, it’s interesting to see where the Buckeyes fell after this weekend’s championship games.

As it stands, Ohio State did indeed move up a couple of spots to kind of mirror the result of the Buckeyes making the College Football Playoff.  They rose to No. 3 by leapfrogging USC and TCU who both lost in their conference title games over the weekend. Ahead of the Buckeyes are Georgia (1) and Michigan (2).

We’ve also got the rest of the top ten for you, but before we dive into that, here’s the rest of the top 25 leading up to the top ten.

NEXT … The rest of the top USA TODAY Coaches Top 25

What the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll looks like before bowl season

The USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll has been updated one more time before the start of bowl season.

Florida didn’t play during conference championship week after a disappointing 6-6 finish to the year, but there was still plenty of action that changed up the final USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll ahead of bowl season.

Georgia got the job done against LSU in convincing fashion and remained at the top of the poll. Michigan handled Purdue in the Big Ten Championship to hold on to the No. 2 spot, but disaster struck for the teams in the Nos. 3 and 4 spots.

USC tumbled against Utah — a team Florida beat at the start of the season and will face on the road to begin next season — by 23 points and fell out of the top four opening the door for an idle Ohio State team to jump back into the playoff field. TCU held onto a top-four spot following a much closer contest against Kansas State that went into overtime, and Clemson came out on top of North Carolina in the ACC Championship to wrap up the Power Five results.

Here’s a look at the penultimate USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll in its entirety.

TCU remains in top four in USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

The TCU Horned Frogs remained in the top four in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll after their loss to Kansas State in the Big 12 Championship. From @bendackiw

The coaches appear to be in TCU’s corner after their heartbreaking Big 12 Championship loss to Kansas State. The Horned Frogs dropped only one spot to No. 4 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.

USC was not so lucky. The Trojans dropped down to No. 8 after their loss in the Pac-12 Championship to Utah. Ohio State took their spot in the top four, and with TCU moving down to No. 4, the Buckeyes are now at No. 3. Georgia and Michigan remain at No. 1 and No. 2 respectively.

The College Football Playoff Committee ended up doing right by TCU by keeping them at No. 3 and putting Ohio State at No. 4. Putting Alabama in with two losses would have set a dangerous precedent that the committee probably would not stick to when a two-loss team not named Alabama is on the playoff bubble.

So the College Football Playoff Semifinals will see Georgia take on Ohio State in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta and The Horned Frogs heading out west to play Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl.

A Michigan-Ohio State rematch would have been a very fun semifinal matchup, and TCU-Georgia would have been a sneaky good game.

The Oklahoma Sooners did not receive any votes. OU fans will have to wait until the 2023 season to see their teams in the polls.

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Where Tennessee ranks in USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll ahead of bowl season

A look at where Tennessee ranks in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll ahead of bowl season.

Tennessee (10-2, 6-2 SEC) is ranked No. 6 in the final College Football Playoff top 25 rankings.

Tennessee’s 2022 regular-season schedule featured home games against Ball State (W, 59-10), Akron (W, 63-6), Florida (W, 38-33), Alabama (W, 52-49), UT Martin (W, 65-24), Kentucky (W, 44-6) and Missouri (W, 66-24).

The Vols’ 2022 schedule featured road contests at Pittsburgh (W, 34-27 OT) in the second edition of the Johnny Majors Classic, LSU (W, 40-13), Georgia (L, 27-13), South Carolina (L, 63-38) and Vanderbilt (W, 56-0).

Updated strength of schedule rankings for Heisman Trophy contenders after conference championship week

The USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll was released Sunday following conference championship week. The top 25 USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll is listed below.

USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll: Where Vols are ranked after 10-win regular season

USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll: Where the Vols are ranked after a 10-win regular-season

No. 11 Tennessee (10-2, 6-2 SEC) defeated Vanderbilt (5-7, 2-6 SEC), 56-0, Saturday in Week 13 at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tennessee’s regular season has concluded.

Tennessee’s 2022 regular-season schedule featured home games against Ball State (W, 59-10), Akron (W, 63-6), Florida (W, 38-33), Alabama (W, 52-49), UT Martin (W, 65-24), Kentucky (W, 44-6) and Missouri (W, 66-24).

The Vols’ 2022 schedule featured road contests at Pittsburgh (W, 34-27 OT) in the second edition of the Johnny Majors Classic, LSU (W, 40-13), Georgia (L, 27-13), South Carolina (L, 63-38) and Vanderbilt (W, 56-0).

2022 Tennessee Vols’ football schedule: Vols Wire’s downloadable schedule wallpaper

The latest USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll was released Sunday after Week 13. Below is the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll top 25 following Week 13.

USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll: Where Vols are ranked after second loss

USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll: Where the Vols are ranked after second loss

Tennessee (9-2, 4-2 SEC) lost at South Carolina (7-4, 4-4 SEC), 63-38, Saturday in Week 12.

The Vols will conclude regular-season play Nov. 26 at Vanderbilt. Kickoff between Tennessee and the Commodores is slated for 7:30 p.m. EST (SEC Network).

Tennessee’s 2022 regular-season schedule features home games against Ball State (W, 59-10), Akron (W, 63-6), Florida (W, 38-33), Alabama (W, 52-49), UT Martin (W, 65-24), Kentucky (W, 44-6) and Missouri (W, 66-24).

The Vols’ 2022 schedule features road contests at Pittsburgh (W, 34-27 OT) in the second edition of the Johnny Majors Classic, LSU (W, 40-13), Georgia (L, 27-13), South Carolina (L, 63-38) and Vanderbilt.

2022 Tennessee’s football schedule: Vols Wire’s downloadable schedule wallpaper

The latest USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll was released Sunday ahead of Week 13. Below is the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll top 25 following Week 12.

Gators pick up some votes in latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

Florida finally received some votes in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll after beating South Carolina! Can the Gators crack the top 25?

The Gators took down the South Carolina Gamecocks Saturday, 38-6, and picked up some support from the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll voters as a result.

Florida finished with eight points in this week’s poll, which is good for an unofficial share of the No. 34 spot on the list. Pittsburgh and Kentucky also received eight votes.

It’s a bit surprising to see Florida struggle to garner any support at this point this year considering the quality of losses the team has suffered so far. Three of Florida’s four losses this season have come to teams that are currently ranked in the top 10 (Georgia, LSU and Tennessee). The Kentucky loss looks a bit worse now that the Wildcats have stumbled out of the top 25 and are losing to the like of Vanderbilt, though.

UF has two more weeks to impress the votes, and a win over Florida State in the regular season finale might just do the trick. The Seminoles are currently ranked No. 20 in the Coaches Poll, so it’d be a quality win for the Gators.

Here’s a look at the poll in its entirety.