Football
Tennessee State
Best finish
No. 13
Seasons ranked
9 / 25
Best finish
No. 13 (2001-2002)
Sports
Football
Polls
FCS Coaches · FCS Media
Years in the Rankings
Any poll, any sportSeason-final ranking by sport · 2001-2002 – 2024-2025
Football
Each point is Tennessee State's rank in that sport's final poll of the season. Lower is better; a gap is a season that sport didn't finish ranked.
A year is lit when Tennessee State was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.
2020s1 ranked
2010s5 ranked
2019Unranked
2018Unranked
2017
Best · No. 20
FB2016
Best · No. 25
FB2015Unranked
2014
Best · No. 14
FB2013
Best · No. 17
FB2012
Best · No. 17
FB2011Unranked
2010Unranked
2000s3 ranked
2009Unranked
2008
Best · No. 18
FB2007Unranked
2006Unranked
2005Unranked
2004Unranked
2003Unranked
2002Unranked
2001
Best · No. 13
FB2000
Best · No. 15
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