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#8AP Rank
932
58/59Ranked BallotsRanked average 9.93
3.02

Season Poll History

EditionPublishedRankPointsRanked / Ballots
Preseason2026-10-19#893258/59

Every Voter’s Choice

VoterRankBallot
David Jablonski#5Complete Ballot
Jon Wilner#5Complete Ballot
Chris Lea#6Complete Ballot
Janyre Cooper#6Complete Ballot
John Johnson#6Complete Ballot
Justin Jackson#6Complete Ballot
Kate Rogerson#6Complete Ballot
Andrew Kahn#7Complete Ballot
Bob Ballou#7Complete Ballot
Jeff Rabjohns#7Complete Ballot
Lance Allan#7Complete Ballot
Andrew Krammer#8Complete Ballot
Ian Kress#8Complete Ballot
Izzie Begley#8Complete Ballot
Jackson Payne#8Complete Ballot
Jeff Borzello#8Complete Ballot
Josh Wustrow#8Complete Ballot
Kevin Sjuts#8Complete Ballot
Kyle Franko#8Complete Ballot
Sam Rothman#8Complete Ballot
Trevor Hass#8Complete Ballot
Andrew Quinn#9Complete Ballot
Chris Murray#9Complete Ballot
Dave Mackall#9Complete Ballot
Harold Kuntz#9Complete Ballot
Joseph Duarte#9Complete Ballot
Pat Rooney#9Complete Ballot
Scott Richey#9Complete Ballot
Stephen Means#9Complete Ballot
Zach Klein#9Complete Ballot
Anthony Kristensen#10Complete Ballot
Brenna Greene#10Complete Ballot
Geoff Grammer#10Complete Ballot
Kevin McNamara#10Complete Ballot
Rob Gray#10Complete Ballot
Seth Davis#10Complete Ballot
Chris Nee#11Complete Ballot
Dick Vitale#11Complete Ballot
Joe Cook#11Complete Ballot
Jon Rothstein#11Complete Ballot
Keith Farmer#11Complete Ballot
Kellan Olson#11Complete Ballot
Kendall Duncan#11Complete Ballot
Mia O'Brien#11Complete Ballot
Randy Heitz#11Complete Ballot
Scott Hamilton#11Complete Ballot
Dave Preston#12Complete Ballot
Toyloy Brown III#12Complete Ballot
Davis Baker#13Complete Ballot
Peter Rauterkaus#14Complete Ballot
Donna Ditota#15Complete Ballot
Dylan Sinn#15Complete Ballot
Eric Crawford#15Complete Ballot
Mark Zeigler#15Complete Ballot
CJ Moore#16Complete Ballot
Percy Allen#16Complete Ballot
Shane Mettlen#16Complete Ballot
Jeff Neiburg#18Complete Ballot
Dave BorgesNRComplete Ballot

Games and Season Record

5288 known games · Provider schedule captured; newly scheduled games may be added · Saved observation: 2026-10-19T11:38:20.457Z. Automatic provider updates are active.

0–0 in known completed results before 2026-10-19 (Eastern calendar day). 28 games have unresolved dates, results or season classification. Same-day games are excluded because this poll has no publication time.

Beyond the Ballot

Meet the University of Tennessee, Knoxville

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is a public land-grant university. It began as Blount College in 1794 and is the home of the Tennessee Volunteers.

Location
Knoxville, Tennessee
University Type
Public · Land-grant
Founded
1794Originally named Blount College
Undergraduate Enrollment
32,041Fall 2025 · Knoxville; undergraduate students only
Nickname
Tennessee Volunteers
Sources & References
East side of Ayres Hall at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Ayres Hall · East side · 2017 · Display images resized and converted to WebPPhoto: Bubbahotepblues / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Source: Associated Press · Published Basketball Ballots. This page covers the available editions. Each edition states its ballot coverage.