Tennessee predictably fell in this week’s AP poll despite a fantastic showing last week in Tuscaloosa. The Volunteers took the loss, but led virtually the entire game despite not having Kennedy Chandler and John Fulkerson available. Santiago Vescovi, Olivier Nkamhoua and Zakai Zeigler each gave outstanding efforts just to keep Tennessee competitive.
Still, AP voters dropped Tennessee dropped from 14th to 18th. Alabama climbed from 19th to 15th.
Look, I love polls. I don’t know why. Something about the number beside your name means something to me — maybe it comes from the past decade of being unranked in football.