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Tennessee (9-3) defeated Gardner-Webb (2-13), 94-52, on Sunday at Food City Center . The Vols will not play again until Dec. 30.
Tennessee will next play South Carolina State at Food City Center. Tipoff is slated for 8 p.m. EST and the matchup will be televised by SEC Network.
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The Vols will open Southeastern Conference play against Arkansas on Jan. 3. Tipoff between Tennessee and the Razorbacks is scheduled for 3 p.m. EST at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas (ESPN2).
Tennessee's home opener in SEC play will take place against Texas on Jan. 6. The league matchup is slated for 9 p.m. EST and will be televised ESPN2.
The latest USA TODAY Sports men's basketball coaches poll was released on Monday. Tennessee is up three spots to No. 20.
USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
PTS |
1st |
Prev |
Chg |
Hi/Lo |
| 1 |
11-0 |
764 |
20 |
1 |
- |
1/7 |
|
| 2 |
11-0 |
754 |
11 |
2 |
- |
2/13 |
|
| 3 |
12-0 |
696 |
0 |
4 |
+1 |
3/18 |
|
| 4 |
12-1 |
662 |
0 |
5 |
+1 |
3/7 |
|
| 5 |
11-1 |
622 |
0 |
6 |
+1 |
1/6 |
|
| 6 |
11-1 |
611 |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
3/6 |
|
| 7 |
12-1 |
584 |
0 |
7 |
- |
7/20 |
|
| 8 |
11-1 |
565 |
0 |
8 |
- |
2/8 |
|
| 9 |
11-1 |
532 |
0 |
9 |
- |
8/21 |
|
| 10 |
11-1 |
515 |
0 |
10 |
- |
7/11 |
|
| 11 |
12-0 |
433 |
0 |
12 |
+1 |
11/NR |
|
| 12 |
11-1 |
402 |
0 |
13 |
+1 |
12/25 |
|
| 13 |
12-0 |
371 |
0 |
15 |
+2 |
13/NR |
|
| 14 |
10-2 |
346 |
0 |
11 |
-3 |
5/14 |
|
| 15 |
9-3 |
306 |
0 |
16 |
+1 |
9/16 |
|
| 16 |
9-3 |
298 |
0 |
19 |
+3 |
11/20 |
|
| 17 |
9-3 |
276 |
0 |
17 |
- |
17/NR |
|
| 18 |
9-3 |
227 |
0 |
14 |
-4 |
14/23 |
|
| 19 |
8-3 |
211 |
0 |
18 |
-1 |
8/19 |
|
| 20 |
9-3 |
210 |
0 |
23 |
+3 |
13/23 |
|
| 21 |
10-1 |
189 |
0 |
22 |
+1 |
21/NR |
|
| 22 |
8-4 |
154 |
0 |
21 |
-1 |
3/22 |
|
| 23 |
10-2 |
102 |
0 |
25 |
+2 |
23/NR |
|
| 24 |
10-1 |
60 |
0 |
NR |
+2 |
24/NR |
|
| 25 |
12-1 |
35 |
0 |
NR |
+2 |
25/NR |
Schools dropped out
No. 20 St. John's; No. 24 Auburn
Others receiving votes
St. John's 32; Kentucky 32; Seton Hall 20; Utah State 15; Auburn 10; California 9; UCLA 8; Saint Louis 8; LSU 6; Yale 4; Oklahoma State 3; Saint Mary's 1; Indiana 1; Clemson 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, 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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