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

USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll: Where the Vols are ranked after first loss in 2022

Tennessee (8-1, 4-1 SEC) suffered its first loss of the 2022 season Saturday at Georgia.

The Bulldogs defeated Tennessee, 27-13, at Sanford Stadium.

The Vols were ranked No. 1 in the first College Football Playoff top 25 released Nov. 1.

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.

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

The latest USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll was released Sunday ahead of Week 11. Below is the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll top 25 following Week 10.