Tennessee basketball remains ranked in USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

Tennessee (20-9, 10-6 SEC) enters its final week of the 2025-26 basketball season. The Vols will play two contests this week ahead of the SEC Tournament.

South Carolina will host Tennessee on Tuesday at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina. Tipoff between the Vols and Gamecocks is slated for 6 p.m. EST. SEC Network will televise the matchup.

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Tennessee will conclude regular-season play Saturday versus Vanderbilt. The in-state matchup is scheduled for 2 p.m. EST at Food City Center. Television for the game has not been announced.

On Monday, the lates USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll was released. The Vols are down three spots and are ranked No. 25.

USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll top 25 rankings

Rank

Team

Record

PTS

1st

Prev

Chg

Hi/Lo

1

Duke

27-2

772

28

1

–

1/6

2

Arizona

27-2

735

3

2

–

1/13

3

Michigan

27-2

720

0

3

–

1/7

4

UConn

27-3

670

0

6

2

3/7

5

Florida

23-6

639

0

7

2

3/NR

6

Houston

24-5

606

0

4

2

2/8

7

Iowa State

24-5

574

0

5

2

2/18

8

Michigan State

24-5

540

0

13

5

8/21

9

Nebraska

25-4

537

0

10

1

5/NR

10

Texas Tech

22-7

452

0

16

6

10/20

11

Illinois

22-7

420

0

11

–

6/19

12

Gonzaga

28-3

419

0

9

3

5/20

13

Virginia

25-4

407

0

12

1

12/NR

14

Purdue

22-7

371

0

8

6

1/14

15

Kansas

21-8

363

0

14

1

9/NR

16

Alabama

22-7

338

0

18

2

9/NR

17

St. John’s

23-6

295

0

15

2

6/NR

18

North Carolina

23-6

283

0

19

1

12/25

19

Arkansas

21-8

194

0

17

2

14/23

20

Miami (OH)

29-0

175

0

25

5

20/NR

21

Saint Mary’s

27-4

126

0

NR

10

21/NR

22

Vanderbilt

22-7

93

0

21

1

8/NR

23

Miami (FL)

23-6

74

0

NR

8

23/NR

24

Saint Louis

26-3

73

0

24

–

19/NR

25

Tennessee

20-9

57

0

22

3

13/NR

Schools dropped out

No. 20 Louisville; No. 23 BYU

Others receiving votes

BYU 35; Louisville 31; Wisconsin 23; Villanova 17; Missouri 10; Utah State 9; Clemson 8; Kentucky 5; UCF 3; Georgia 1

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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 2025-26 season: Adrian Autry, Syracuse; John Becker, Vermont; Randy Bennett, Saint Mary’s; Jeff Boals, Ohio; Alvin Brooks, Lamar; Pat Chambers, Florida Gulf Coast; Scott Drew, Baylor; Dan Earl, Chattanooga; Jonas Hayes,…

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