Three College Football Hall of Fame inductees vote Tennessee preseason top 10 in 2025
The FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll was established at the conclusion of the 2013 season by the Football Writers Association of America and the National Football Foundation. Voters rank the top 16 FBS teams with results released every Sunday during the season.
Pollsters consist of FWAA writers and College Football Hall of Fame inductees who were selected to create a balanced-geographical perspective. The poll utilizes a computer program designed by Sports Systems to compile rankings, and the Cody Kellner Points Index, to publish individual votes.
Texas enters the 2025 football season ranked No. 1, followed by Ohio State, Penn State, Georgia and Clemson in the top five respectively. The Longhorns and Bulldogs are joined by Alabama (8), LSU (9), South Carolina (13), Ole Miss (15) and Tennessee (16) ranked in the preseason FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll from the SEC.
Tennessee received 88 points ahead of Week 1. Five College Football Hall of Fame inductees voted the Vols in the top 16.
Former Ohio State running back Keith Byars and former Georgia defensive back Scott Woerner voted Tennessee No. 6. Former Notre Dame defensive lineman Chris Zorich ranked the Vols ninth.
Former Stanford running back Toby Gerhart voted Tennessee No. 15 and former Michigan linebacker Mark Messner has the Vols ranked No. 16 to start the 2025 campaign.
Barrett Jones also voted Tennessee preseason top 10 at No. 7. He won the Outland Trophy at Alabama in 2011 and was a three-time national champion with the Crimson Tide (2009, 2011-12).
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