It doesn’t matter as much as it used to. But the Coaches Poll has a deep history with the NCAA, and traditionalists should respect its history. As a result, Tennessee football receiving a vote in the 2019 preseason Coaches Poll is embarrassing and makes a mockery of the sport.
If you ever needed proof that this poll never should have been deciding national champions, outside of the fact that Steve Spurrier used to give the Duke Blue Devils a vote every year before David Cutcliffe restored the program, this is it. UT has no business getting any recognition in this poll…yet.