Tennessee's New Poll Position After the South Carolina Loss

Tennessee's place in the polls has been reset following its loss to South Carolina, with Sports Illustrated tracking where the Volunteers landed once the updated rankings came out. A defeat of that kind typically costs a team ground with voters, and the new position now reflects how the loss was weighed against the rest of Tennessee's season to this point.

For Tennessee, the ranking itself is only part of the story. Where the Volunteers sit now shapes the path ahead, including what they will need to do in the remaining games to climb back toward the position they held before the South Carolina game. The full breakdown of the move is in the original report linked below.