Tennessee (20-7, 10-4 SEC) has four games remaining in its 2025-26 basketball regular season. The Vols will play at Missouri, versus Alabama, at South Carolina and versus Vanderbilt.
Missouri will host Tennessee on Tuesday. Tipoff between the Vols and Tigers is slated for 9 p.m. EST and will be televised by SEC Network.
Tennessee will also host the Crimson Tide this week. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. EST at Food City Center (ESPN).
Following the regular season, the SEC Tournament will be contested March 11-15 at Bridgestone in Nashville, Tennessee.
On Monday, the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll was released. Tennessee is ranked No. 22. The Vols are ranked for the first time by USA TODAY Sports since Jan. 5.
USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll top 25 rankings
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke | 25-2 | 771 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1/6 |
| 2 | Arizona | 25-2 | 733 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1/13 |
| 3 | Michigan | 25-2 | 723 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1/7 |
| 4 | Houston | 23-4 | 647 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2/8 |
| 5 | Iowa State | 23-4 | 629 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2/18 |
| 6 | UConn | 25-3 | 604 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3/7 |
| 7 | Florida | 21-6 | 547 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3/NR |
| 8 | Purdue | 22-5 | 538 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1/12 |
| 9 | Gonzaga | 27-2 | 532 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5/20 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 23-4 | 463 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5/NR |
| 11 | Illinois | 22-6 | 453 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6/19 |
| 12 | Virginia | 24-3 | 449 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 12/NR |
| 13 | Michigan State | 22-5 | 404 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 8/21 |
| 14 | Kansas | 20-7 | 373 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 9/NR |
| 15 | St. John's | 22-5 | 359 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 6/NR |
| 16 | Texas Tech | 20-7 | 332 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 11/20 |
| 17 | Arkansas | 20-7 | 235 | 0 | 17 | - | 14/23 |
| 18 | Alabama | 20-7 | 192 | 0 | NR | 8 | 9/NR |
| 19 | North Carolina | 21-6 | 166 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 12/25 |
| 20 | Louisville | 20-7 | 154 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5/23 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt | 21-6 | 144 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 8/NR |
| 22 | Tennessee | 20-7 | 141 | 0 | NR | 7 | 13/NR |
| 23 | BYU | 20-7 | 137 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7/23 |
| 24 | Saint Louis | 25-2 | 131 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 19/NR |
| 25 | Miami (OH) | 27-0 | 116 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 23/NR |
Schools dropped out
No. 24 Clemson; No. 25 Wisconsin
Others receiving votes
Wisconsin 35; Villanova 25; Georgia 18; Utah State 7; Iowa 6; Saint Mary's 5; Miami (FL) 5; Clemson 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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