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Tennessee ranked No. 6 in the final USA Today Coaches Poll of the 2022 football season, matching its ranking in the AP Poll.
The Vols went 11-2 (6-2 SEC) in Josh Heupel’s second season as head coach with wins over Florida, LSU, Alabama and Clemson.
USA Today shared the voting for the final rankings of the season, showing which coaches were lower on Tennessee and which ones were high on the Vols.
Alabama landed ahead of Tennessee at No. 5 in the rankings, keeping the Vols from their first top five season in the 21st century. Then there were the coaches who ranked Tennessee seventh or lower in the rankings, lower than Penn State and even Kansas State.
The most notable coaches who voted Tennessee low include Butch Jones, Greg Schiano, Dave Doeren and Marcus Freeman.
There were many notable coaches that voted Tennessee above the Crimson Tide including Kirby Smart, Sonny Dykes, James Franklin and Sam Pittman.
Let’s see which coaches ranked Alabama over Tennessee in the final USA Today Coaches Poll of the season.
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Ranked Alabama Ahead Of Tennessee
Tim Albin, Ohio
Tom Allen, Indiana
Blake Anderson, Utah State
Marcus Arroyo, UNLZ
Dino Babers, Syracuse
Neal Brown, West Virginia
Troy Calhoun, Air Force
Jamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina
Sonny Cumbie, Louisiana Tech
Kalen DeBoer, Washington
Jake Dickert, Washington State
Dana Dimel, UTEP
Dave Doeren, North Carolina State
Stan Drayton, Temple
Mike Elko, Duke
Jedd Fisch, Arizona
Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame
Hugh Freeze, Liberty
Willie Fritz, Tulane
Danny Gonzales, New Mexico
Jeff Hafley, Boston College
Will Hall, Southern Miss
Thomas Hammock, Northern Illinois
Butch Jones, Arkansas State
Chris Klieman, Kansas State
Rhett Lashlee, SMU
Lance Leipold, Kansas
Tim Lester, Western Michigan
Sean Lewis, Kent State
Mike Locksley, Maryland
Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio)
Joe Moorhead, Akron
Jim Mora, UCONN
Billy Napier, Florida
Pat Narduzzi, Pitt
Brent Pry, Virginia Tech
Nick Saban, Alabama
Greg Schiano, Rutgers
Jake Spavital, Texas State
Rick Stockstill, MTSU
Jeff Tedford, Fresno State
Mel Tucker, Michigan State
Ken Wilson, Nevada
Coaches Who Voted Tennessee Lower Than Sixth
Sonny Cumbie, Louisiana Tech (7th)
Kalen DeBoer, Washington (7th)
Dave Doeren, North Carolina State (8th)
Mike Elko, Duke (7th)
Danny Gonzales, New Mexico (7th)
Butch Jones, Arkansas State (7th)
Lance Leipold, Kansas (7th)
Tim Lester, Western Michigan (7th)
Mike Locksley, Maryland (7th)
Joe Moorhead, Akron (7th)
Greg Schiano, Rutgers (7th)
Ken Wilson, Nevada (8th)
