{
  "id": 1512105,
  "title": "AP Poll top 25 preseason rankings: Where Tennessee football ranks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/ap-poll-top-25-preseason-rankings-where-tennessee-football-ranks",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T16:07:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ap-poll-top-25-preseason-160724999.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Associated Press released their top 25 preseason rankings for the 2026 college football season on Monday. Tennessee is positioned at No. 20 in the rankings. Ohio State leads the way at No. 1 for the upcoming season. Georgia is the highest-ranked team from the SEC at No. 3, followed by Texas at No. 5, Texas A&M at No. 8, Ole Miss at No. 9, Oklahoma at No. 10, LSU at No. 11, Alabama at No. 13, and Missouri at No. 20.\n\nTennessee's season is set to commence on September 5th against Furman at the Neyland Stadium. The opening game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EDT and will be broadcast on SEC Network+. Tennessee has an array of opponents lined up for the season, including Kennesaw State, Texas, Auburn, Alabama, Kentucky, and LSU as away games, and Georgia Tech, Arkansas, South Carolina, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt at home.\n\nThe 2026 season marks the sixth year for the Volunteers with Josh Heupel as their head coach. He has an impressive record of 45-20 so far. Further details on Tennessee's chances to win each game in the 2026 season can be found on Vols Wire. For more information, follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).",
  "summary": "Where Tennessee football is ranked in 2026 preseason AP Poll top 25.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/why-tennessee-football-neyland-stadium-stood-out-to-whites-creek-wr",
        "published": "2026-08-17T10:02:09.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}