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 ClassicLSU (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.