Tennessee (3-1) will return to action Thursday at Middle Tennessee State. Tipoff between the Lady Vols and Blue Raiders is slated for 7:30 p.m. EST in Murfreesboro, Tennessee (ESPN+).
Tennessee will also face Coppin State on Nov. 23 at Food City Center . Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. EST (SEC Network+).
The Lady Vols have recorded wins against East Tennessee State , UT Martin and Belmont, while losing to North Carolina State in Greensboro, North Carolina through four games during the regular season .
The latest USA TODAY Sports women's basketball coaches poll was released on Tuesday. The Lady Vols are ranked No. 13. The entire poll is listed below.
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USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll top 25 rankings
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
PTS |
1st |
Prev |
Chg |
Hi/Lo |
| 1 |
4-0 |
772 |
28 |
1 |
- |
1/1 |
|
| 2 |
4-0 |
741 |
3 |
2 |
- |
2/2 |
|
| 3 |
5-0 |
702 |
0 |
4 |
+1 |
3/4 |
|
| 4 |
4-0 |
696 |
0 |
3 |
-1 |
3/4 |
|
| 5 |
5-0 |
643 |
0 |
5 |
- |
5/5 |
|
| 6 |
5-0 |
575 |
0 |
7 |
+1 |
6/10 |
|
| 7 |
4-1 |
560 |
0 |
6 |
-1 |
6/7 |
|
| 8 |
4-0 |
538 |
0 |
12 |
+4 |
8/12 |
|
| 9 |
3-0 |
501 |
0 |
15 |
+6 |
9/15 |
|
| 10 |
4-0 |
470 |
0 |
14 |
+4 |
10/18 |
|
| 11 |
2-1 |
468 |
0 |
10 |
-1 |
10/16 |
|
| 12 |
3-1 |
430 |
0 |
8 |
-4 |
8/12 |
|
| 13 |
3-1 |
383 |
0 |
12 |
-1 |
9/13 |
|
| 14 |
3-0 |
349 |
0 |
16 |
+2 |
14/16 |
|
| 15 |
5-0 |
346 |
0 |
18 |
+3 |
15/18 |
|
| 16 |
2-2 |
342 |
0 |
9 |
-7 |
8/16 |
|
| 17 |
3-0 |
257 |
0 |
19 |
+2 |
17/21 |
|
| 18 |
5-0 |
231 |
0 |
20 |
+2 |
18/20 |
|
| 19 |
3-1 |
167 |
0 |
21 |
+2 |
19/21 |
|
| 20 |
4-0 |
160 |
0 |
23 |
+3 |
20/23 |
|
| 21 |
5-0 |
148 |
0 |
22 |
+1 |
21/22 |
|
| 22 |
4-0 |
139 |
0 |
NR |
+5 |
22/NR |
|
| 23 |
3-1 |
126 |
0 |
17 |
-6 |
13/23 |
|
| 24 |
3-2 |
117 |
0 |
11 |
-13 |
6/24 |
|
| 25 |
4-0 |
108 |
0 |
24 |
-1 |
24/NR |
Schools dropped out
No. 25 Ohio State
Others receiving votes
Washington 41; Minnesota 19; South Dakota State 17; Ohio State 13; Alabama 10; Richmond 3; Nebraska 3
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 Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The board for the 2025-26 season: Octavia Blue, Kennesaw State ; Ashleen Bracey, Illinois-Chicago; Jen Brown, Queens; Dan Burt, Duquesne; Jeff Cammon, Saint Mary's; Fred Chmiel, Bowling Green; Janell Crayton, Bethune-Cookman; Denise Dillon, Villanova; Carrie Eighmey, South Dakota ; Dalila Eshe, Yale ; Heather Ezell, Wyoming ; Bill Fennelly, Iowa State ; Aqua Franklin, Lamar; Ty Grace, Howard; Hana Haden, Georgia Southern; Corry Irvin, Chicago State ; Renee Jimenez, UC-Santa Barbara; Chris Kielsmeier, Cleveland State ; Mike Lane, NJIT ; Amy Mallon, Drexel; Kristen Mattio, Northern Colorado; Mike McGuire, Radford; Kim McNeill, East Carolina ; Dan Nielson, Utah Valley; Shawn Poppie, Clemson; Terry Primm, Siena ; Samantha Quigley Smith, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville; Shea Ralph, Vanderbilt; Jonathan Tsipis, Western Carolina; Coquese Washington, Rutgers; Trevor Woodruff, Bucknell.
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