The 2025 college football season enters Week 5.
Tennessee (3-1, 0-1 SEC) will return to Southeastern Conference play after winning its third nonconference matchup during Week 4 in 2025. The Vols defeated UAB, 56-24, improving to 3-1.
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“Good win,” Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel said. “I liked a lot of what we did in the first half, some things that we need to clean up on all three phases of the game, from the first half too.
“Second half started fast and our young guys go in the ball game. Some good, but a lot of things that, you know, game action has proved positive of things they got to clean up too and attention to detail. All in all, good win.”
Tennessee will next play at Mississippi State (4-0) on Saturday. Kickoff between the Vols and Bulldogs is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. EDT at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi. The Bulldogs are 4-0 to start a season for the first time since 2014.
More: Initial Tennessee-Mississippi State football game score prediction
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More: 2025 SEC football power rankings after Week 4
Following Week 4 games, the latest US LBM Coaches Poll was released. Tennessee remains ranked No. 15, while Mississippi State is receiving 57 votes.
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
PTS |
1st |
Prev |
Chg |
Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
3-0 |
1667 |
61 |
1 |
– |
1/2 |
|
|
2 |
3-0 |
1552 |
3 |
2 |
– |
2/3 |
|
|
3 |
3-0 |
1497 |
1 |
3 |
– |
3/4 |
|
|
4 |
4-0 |
1458 |
0 |
4 |
– |
4/9 |
|
|
5 |
4-0 |
1442 |
1 |
5 |
– |
5/7 |
|
|
6 |
4-0 |
1399 |
1 |
6 |
– |
6/10 |
|
|
7 |
3-1 |
1209 |
0 |
7 |
– |
1/7 |
|
|
8 |
3-0 |
1100 |
0 |
9 |
+1 |
8/NR |
|
|
9 |
3-0 |
1043 |
0 |
10 |
+1 |
9/22 |
|
|
10 |
4-0 |
1024 |
0 |
12 |
+2 |
10/NR |
|
|
11 |
4-0 |
996 |
0 |
11 |
– |
11/15 |
|
|
12 |
4-0 |
915 |
0 |
17 |
+5 |
12/21 |
|
|
13 |
4-0 |
870 |
0 |
13 |
– |
13/21 |
|
|
14 |
4-0 |
807 |
0 |
16 |
+2 |
14/24 |
|
|
15 |
3-1 |
715 |
0 |
15 |
– |
15/18 |
|
|
16 |
2-1 |
649 |
0 |
14 |
-2 |
8/20 |
|
|
17 |
4-0 |
558 |
0 |
19 |
+2 |
17/NR |
|
|
18 |
3-1 |
469 |
0 |
20 |
+2 |
13/22 |
|
|
19 |
4-0 |
433 |
0 |
22 |
+3 |
19/NR |
|
|
20 |
4-0 |
417 |
0 |
23 |
+3 |
20/NR |
|
|
21 |
1-2 |
261 |
0 |
21 |
– |
5/21 |
|
|
22 |
4-0 |
249 |
0 |
NR |
+6 |
22/NR |
|
|
23 |
3-1 |
214 |
0 |
8 |
-15 |
8/23 |
|
|
24 |
3-0 |
185 |
0 |
NR |
+2 |
23/NR |
|
|
25 |
3-0 |
112 |
0 |
NR |
+7 |
25/NR |
Schools dropped out
No. 18 Utah; No. 24 South Carolina; No. 25 Auburn;
Others receiving votes
Arizona State 104; Utah 99; Louisville 67; Mississippi State 57; Memphis 55; Auburn 48; South Florida 32; Washington 19; Navy 17; Maryland 10; Kansas 6; Syracuse 4; Houston 4; UNLV 3; Tulane 3; Nebraska 3; North Texas 2; Iowa 1
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List of voters
The US LBM Board of Coaches for the 2025 season: Tim Albin, Charlotte; Dave Aranda, Baylor; Tim Beck, Coastal Carolina; David Braun, Northwestern; Jeff Brohm, Louisville; Fran Brown, Syracuse; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Jason Candle, Toledo; Ryan Carty, Delaware; Jamey Chadwell, Liberty; Bob Chesney, James Madison; Curt Cignetti, Indiana; Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan; Spencer Danielson, Boise State; Ryan Day, Ohio State; Kalen DeBoer, Alabama; Manny Diaz, Duke; Dave Doeren, North Carolina State; Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri; Sonny Dykes, TCU; Jason Eck, New Mexico; Mike Elko, Texas A&M; Luke Fickell, Wisconsin; Jedd Fisch, Washington; James Franklin, Penn State; Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame; Hugh Freeze, Auburn; Willie Fritz, Houston; Alex Golesh, South Florida; Thomas Hammock, Northern Illinois; Blake Harrell, East Carolina; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Charles Huff, Southern Mississippi; Brent Key, Georgia Tech; GJ Kinne, Texas State; Zach Kittley, Florida Atlantic; Tre Lamb, Tulsa; Dan Lanning, Oregon; Rhett Lashlee, SMU; Clark Lea, Vanderbilt; Lance Leipold, Kansas; Pete Lembo, Buffalo; Sean Lewis, San Diego State; Mike Locksley, Maryland; Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio); Joey McGuire, Texas Tech; Bronco Mendenhall, Utah State; Jeff Monken, Army; Jim Mora, Connecticut; Eric Morris, North Texas; Billy Napier, Florida; Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh; Brian Newberry, Navy; Ken Niumatalolo, San Jose State; Jay Norvell, Colorado State; Gerad Parker, Troy; Brent Pry, Virginia Tech; Matt Rhule, Nebraska; Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia; Jay Sawvel, Wyoming, Willie Simmons, Florida International; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Mark Stoops, Kentucky; Jon Sumrall, Tulane; Lance Taylor, Western Michigan; Jeff Traylor, Texas-San Antonio; Scotty Walden, Texas-El Paso.
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This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Tennessee football top 25 ranking after UAB win in Week 4
