Vols unranked for fifth straight week in USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll
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Eight games are remaining in the regular season for Tennessee (16-7, 6-4 SEC) during the 2025-26 basketball campaign. The Vols will return to action on Wednesday at Mississippi State.
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Tipoff between the Vols and Bulldogs is scheduled for 9 p.m. EST at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi (ESPN2).
Tennessee also has games remaining against LSU, Oklahoma, at Vanderbilt, at Missouri, Alabama, at South Carolina and Vanderbilt.
Ahead of Wednesday’s Tennessee-Mississippi State matchup, the latest USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll was released. The Vols are unranked for a fifth consecutive week and are receiving 10 points.
The last time Tennessee was ranked in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll was Jan. 5.
USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll top 25 rankings
RankTeamRecordPTS1stPrevChgHi/Lo1Arizona23-0774301-1/132Michigan22-174512-1/73Houston21-26670852/84Iowa State21-26580732/185UConn22-26490323/76Duke21-26430423/67Illinois20-45630616/198Nebraska21-25380915/NR9Kansas18-548101129/NR10Michigan State20-4478010-8/2111Gonzaga23-24550565/2012Purdue19-4439012-1/1213North Carolina19-4389018512/2514Florida17-638101623/NR15Virginia20-3332017215/NR16Texas Tech17-6318013311/2017St. John's18-525902256/NR18Clemson20-4258019118/NR19Saint Louis23-1193020119/NR20Vanderbilt19-418101558/NR21Arkansas17-6179021-14/2322BYU17-613801487/2223Louisville17-694023-5/2324Miami (OH)24-083024-24/NR25Iowa18-5710NR119/NRSchools dropped out
No. 25 Texas A&M
Others receiving votes
Kentucky 30; Alabama 24; Villanova 13; North Carolina State 13; Tennessee 10; Utah State 8; Texas A&M 7; Georgia 3; Santa Clara 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 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, Georgia State; Donte’ Jackson, Alabama A&M; Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa; James Jones, Yale; Greg Kampe, Oakland; Eric Konkol, Tulsa; Brad Korn, Southeast Missouri State; Anthony Latina, Sacred Heart; Jim Les, UC Davis; Greg McDermott, Creighton; Nick McDevitt, Middle Tennessee; Mike McGarvey, Lafayette; Dan Monson, Eastern Washington; Chris Mooney, Richmond; Mike Morrell, UNC Asheville; Nate Oats, Alabama; Eric Olen, New Mexico; Matt Painter, Purdue; Paul Sather, North Dakota; Patrick Sellers, Central Connecticut State; Zach Spiker, Drexel; Brett Tanner, Abilene Christian; Stan Waterman, Delaware State.
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