Tennessee basketball returns to top five in latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

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Tennessee (22-5, 9-5 SEC) won its 22nd game during 2024-25 men’s basketball season at Texas A&M on Feb. 22.

Tennessee will next play at LSU on Tuesday. Tipoff between the Vols and Tigers is slated for 9 p.m. EST (SEC Network). Following Tuesday’s contest, Tennessee will have three regular-season games remaining: Alabama, at Ole Miss and South Carolina.

The SEC Tournament will take place March 12-16 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

With two weeks remaining in the regular-season, the latest USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll was released. Tennessee is up one spot to No. 5. The Vols’ highest ranking this season was No. 1, while No. 12 is Tennessee’s lowest ranking.

Auburn (1), Florida (3), Alabama (6), Texas A&M (11), Missouri (16) and Kentucky (23) are also ranked from the SEC in the top 25. Ole Miss is also receiving votes.

The entire USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll is listed below.

Rank

Team

Record

Points

1

Auburn

25-2

748 (28)

2

Duke

24-3

708 (2)

3

Florida

24-3

693

4

Houston

23-4

660

5

Tennessee

22-5

610

6

Alabama

22-5

607

7

St. John’s

24-4

571

8

Michigan State

22-5

512

9

Iowa State

21-6

492

10

Texas Tech

21-6

467

11

Texas A&M

20-7

438

12

Wisconsin

21-6

384

13

Michigan

20-6

377

14

Clemson

22-5

352

15

Maryland

21-6

326

16

Missouri

20-7

263

17

Louisville

21-6

241

18

Memphis

22-5

205

19

Purdue

19-9

175

20

Saint Mary’s

25-4

173

21

Arizona

18-9

159

22

Marquette

20-7

150

23

Kentucky

18-9

137

24

Mississippi State

19-8

89

25

Creighton

19-8

43

This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Vols return to top five in USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

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