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Tennessee kicked off fall training camp July 30 ahead of its 2025 football campaign. The Vols will open their season Aug. 30 versus Syracuse in the Aflac Kickoff.
The season opener between the Vols and Orange is slated for noon EDT and will be contested at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. ABC will televise the nonconference matchup.
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On Monday, the 2025 preseason US LBM Coaches Poll was released. Tennessee is ranked No. 18 to start its campaign.
Texas (1), Georgia (4), Alabama (8), LSU (9), South Carolina (13), Ole Miss (15), Florida (17) and Texas A&M (21) are also ranked in the preseason top 25 from the SEC. Oklahoma , Missouri, Auburn , Arkansas and Vanderbilt are receiving votes.
Below is the 2025 preseason top 25 US LBM Coaches Poll.
| Rank |
Team |
Points |
Final 2024 rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Texas |
1,606 (28) |
3 |
| 2 |
Ohio State |
1,565 (20) |
1 |
| 3 |
Penn State |
1,525 (14) |
5 |
| 4 |
Georgia |
1,466 (3) |
6 |
| 5 |
Notre Dame |
1,360 |
2 |
| 6 |
Clemson |
1,324 (2) |
11 |
| 7 |
Oregon |
1,307 |
4 |
| 8 |
Alabama |
1,210 |
17 |
| 9 |
LSU |
1,056 |
NR |
| 10 |
Miami (FL) |
823 |
18 |
| 11 |
Arizona State |
806 |
7 |
| 12 |
Illinois |
734 |
16 |
| 13 |
South Carolina |
665 |
19 |
| 14 |
Michigan |
580 |
NR |
| 15 |
Mississippi |
573 |
13 |
| 16 |
SMU |
555 |
11 |
| 17 |
Florida |
498 |
NR |
| 18 |
Tennessee |
492 |
8 |
| 19 |
Indiana |
460 |
10 |
| 20 |
Kansas State |
438 |
NR |
| 21 |
Texas A&M |
392 |
NR |
| 21 |
Iowa State |
392 |
15 |
| 23 |
BYU |
287 |
14 |
| 24 |
Texas Tech |
261 |
NR |
| 25 |
Boise State |
246 |
9 |
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This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Tennessee's 2025 preseason top 25 football ranking announced
