Tennessee football remained at No. 23 in the US LBM Coaches Poll but dropped out of the AP Top 25 after a 48-24 win over Vanderbilt in the regular-season finale on Saturday.

The Vols (8-4, 4-4 SEC) have been ranked in at least one of the polls every week since Week 2 of the 2022 season.

Last week, Tennessee was No. 25 in the AP poll. This week, it was got 98 votes in the AP poll, the most among teams outside the AP Top 25. No. 25 SMU got 108 votes.

Tennessee is one of six SEC teams ranked in the coaches poll, joining No. 1 Georgia, No. 8 Alabama, No. 9 Missouri, No. 11 Ole Miss and No. 13 LSU. The Vols now await their bowl bid.

SPARKS Don't discount Tennessee progress under Josh Heupel. Now comes the hard part.

Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Email adam.sparks@knoxnews.com. X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing at knoxnews.com/subscribe.

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This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Where Tennessee football ranks in coaches poll after beating Vanderbilt