Vols’ latest ranking in USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll

Nov 9, 2024; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Rick Barnes questions talks with forward Igor Milicic Jr. (7) during the second half against the Louisville Cardinals at KFC Yum! Center. Tennessee defeated Louisville 77-55. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images

Tennessee is 4-0 to start the 2024-25 men’s college basketball season. The Vols have wins versus Gardner-Webb, Louisville, Montana and Austin Peay.

Following the second week of the 2024-25 college basketball season, the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll was released. The Vols remain ranked No. 9 entering the third week of the season.

Tennessee was ranked No. 12 during the preseason and No. 9 after the first week.

Tennessee will next play Virginia in the Continental Tire Baha Mar Championship on Thursday. Tipoff between the Vols and Cavaliers is slated for 9:30 p.m. EST and will be televised by CBS Sports Network from Nassau, Bahamas.

USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll top 25 rankings are listed below.

Rank

Team

Record

Points

1

Kansas

4-0

665 (21)

2

UConn

3-0

632 (3)

3

Auburn

3-0

608 (2)

4

Gonzaga

3-0

599 (1)

5

Iowa State

2-0

516

6

Purdue

4-0

513

7

Houston

2-1

470

7

Alabama

3-1

470

9

Tennessee

4-0

462

10

Duke

3-1

421

11

Kentucky

3-0

381

12

North Carolina

2-1

377

13

Creighton

4-0

348

14

Marquette

4-0

319

15

Baylor

3-1

313

16

Cincinnati

3-0

229

17

Arizona

2-1

228

18

Indiana

3-0

208

19

Florida

4-0

168

20

Illinois

3-0

133

21

St. John’s

4-0

119

22

Texas Tech

3-0

95

23

Texas A&M

3-1

94

24

Arkansas

2-1

82

25

Wisconsin

4-0

75

Schools dropped out

No. 22 Ohio State; No. 24 Rutgers

Others receiving votes

Rutgers 56; Xavier 43; Ole Miss 39; BYU 28; Saint Mary’s 18; Pittsburgh 18; Texas 14; Michigan State 9; Mississippi State 5; Oregon 4; Nevada 4; Ohio State 3; Dayton 3; Wake Forest 2; VCU 2; UCF 2

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