Tennessee ranked No. 1 in USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll

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Feb 3, 2024; Lexington, Kentucky, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Rick Barnes celebrates as he walks off the court after the game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-USA TODAY Sports

Tennessee (8-0) is ranked No. 1 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll.

The Vols will play two games this week. Tennessee and Miami will play in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. Tipoff between the Vols and Hurricanes is slated for 6:30 p.m. EST in New York, New York (ESPN).

Tennessee will also play at Illinois on Saturday. The nonconfrence matchup will take place at 5:30 p.m. EST (Fox).

Below are USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll top 25 rankings. Tennessee and Auburn are ranked as the top two teams.

USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll top 25 rankings

Rank

Team

Record

Points

1

Tennessee

8-0

745 (25)

2

Auburn

8-1

709 (5)

3

Iowa State

7-1

673

4

Marquette

9-1

633

5

Kentucky

8-1

630

6

Duke

7-2

613

7

Florida

9-0

530

8

Alabama

7-2

525

9

Gonzaga

7-2

462

10

Kansas

7-2

449

11

Purdue

8-2

424

12

Oregon

9-1

377

13

Houston

5-3

304

14

Michigan

8-1

258

15

Ole Miss

8-1

249

16

Clemson

9-1

237

17

Oklahoma

9-0

233

18

Texas A&M

8-2

194

19

Michigan State

8-2

166

20

UConn

7-3

152

21

UCLA

8-1

137

22

Wisconsin

8-2

129

23

Cincinnati

7-1

124

24

San Diego State

6-2

105

25

Baylor

5-3

99

Schools dropped out

No. 15 Memphis; No. 17 Illinois; No. 19 Pittsburgh; No. 22 North Carolina

Others receiving votes

Mississippi State 93; Illinois 72; St. John’s 51; Pittsburgh 50; Arizona State 45; Maryland 42; Memphis 39; Drake 35; Utah State 32; Penn State 30; Saint Mary’s 28; Missouri 21; Creighton 20; Georgia 18; West Virginia 11; Arkansas 10; UC Irvine 5; Texas 5; Dayton 4; Texas Tech 2; North Carolina 2; Loyola Chicago 2; LSU 1

List of voters

The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The board for the 2024-25 season: Tobin Anderson, Iona; Adrian Autry, Syracuse; John Becker, Vermont; Randy Bennett, Saint Mary’s; Jeff Boals,…

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Publish date : 2024-12-09 18:46:00

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