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Tennessee

Best finish
No. 1
Seasons ranked
31 / 45
Best finish
No. 1 (2024-2025)
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Years in the Rankings

Any poll, any sport
Season-final ranking by sport · 1982-1983 – 2026-2027
FootballMen's BasketballWomen's BasketballWomen's Volleyball
15101525Football · 2000: final No. 21Football · 2001: final No. 8Football · 2003: final No. 15Football · 2004: final No. 13Football · 2006: final No. 23Football · 2007: final No. 12Football · 2015: final No. 22Football · 2016: final No. 21Football · 2022: final No. 6Football · 2023: final No. 17Football · 2024: final No. 7Football · 2026: final No. 14Men's Basketball · 2005: final No. 18Men's Basketball · 2006: final No. 25Men's Basketball · 2007: final No. 5Men's Basketball · 2009: final No. 14Men's Basketball · 2017: final No. 13Men's Basketball · 2018: final No. 6Men's Basketball · 2021: final No. 5Men's Basketball · 2022: final No. 16Men's Basketball · 2023: final No. 5Men's Basketball · 2024: final No. 5Men's Basketball · 2025: final No. 12Women's Basketball · 2000: final No. 3Women's Basketball · 2001: final No. 6Women's Basketball · 2002: final No. 4Women's Basketball · 2003: final No. 2Women's Basketball · 2004: final No. 2Women's Basketball · 2005: final No. 5Women's Basketball · 2006: final No. 3Women's Basketball · 2007: final No. 1Women's Basketball · 2008: final No. 18Women's Basketball · 2009: final No. 3Women's Basketball · 2010: final No. 4Women's Basketball · 2011: final No. 7Women's Basketball · 2012: final No. 9Women's Basketball · 2013: final No. 3Women's Basketball · 2014: final No. 5Women's Basketball · 2017: final No. 12Women's Basketball · 2020: final No. 13Women's Basketball · 2021: final No. 15Women's Basketball · 2022: final No. 20Women's Basketball · 2024: final No. 15Women's Volleyball · 1982: final No. 14Women's Volleyball · 1983: final No. 14Women's Volleyball · 2004: final No. 10Women's Volleyball · 2005: final No. 6Women's Volleyball · 2009: final No. 24Women's Volleyball · 2010: final No. 24Women's Volleyball · 2011: final No. 19Women's Volleyball · 2018: final No. 19Women's Volleyball · 2023: final No. 9Women's Volleyball · 2025: final No. 24Women's Volleyball · 2026: final No. 9’82’86’90’94’98’02’06’10’14’18’22’26
Each point is Tennessee'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 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.

2020s7 ranked
2026 Best · No. 9 FBVB2025 Best · No. 8 FBMen'sWomen'sVB2024 Best · No. 1 FBMen'sWomen'sVB2023 Best · No. 4 FBMen'sWomen'sVB2022 Best · No. 1 FBMen'sWomen's2021 Best · No. 4 Men'sWomen'sVB2020 Best · No. 6 FBMen'sWomen's
2010s10 ranked
2019 Best · No. 16 Men'sWomen'sVB2018 Best · No. 1 Men'sWomen'sVB2017 Best · No. 6 FBMen'sWomen's2016 Best · No. 9 FBWomen's2015 Best · No. 4 FBWomen's2014 Best · No. 4 Women's2013 Best · No. 3 Men'sWomen's2012 Best · No. 8 FBWomen'sVB2011 Best · No. 3 Women'sVB2010 Best · No. 4 Men'sWomen'sVB
2000s10 ranked
2009 Best · No. 3 Men'sWomen'sVB2008 Best · No. 5 FBMen'sWomen's2007 Best · No. 1 FBMen'sWomen's2006 Best · No. 2 FBMen'sWomen'sVB2005 Best · No. 1 FBMen'sWomen'sVB2004 Best · No. 1 FBWomen'sVB2003 Best · No. 1 FBWomen's2002 Best · No. 2 FBWomen's2001 Best · No. 2 FBWomen's2000 Best · No. 1 FBMen'sWomen's
1990s0 ranked
1999Unranked
1998Unranked
1997Unranked
1996Unranked
1995Unranked
1994Unranked
1993Unranked
1992Unranked
1991Unranked
1990Unranked
1980s4 ranked
1989Unranked
1988Unranked
1987Unranked
1986Unranked
1985 Best · No. 19 VB1984 Best · No. 16 VB1983 Best · No. 13 VB1982 Best · No. 14 VB

Recent Season

Media Top 25 · 2026-2027
Ranking by week
15101525Preseason: No. 20Wk 2: No. 18Wk 3: No. 15Wk 4: No. 14Wk 5: No. 17Wk 6: No. 15Wk 7: No. 14PreseasonWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
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