Tennessee (23-6, 13-3 SEC) enters the final week of the regular-season.
The Vols will play at South Carolina on Wednesday. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. EST and can be watched on ESPN2. Tennessee will also host Kentucky on Saturday (4 p.m. EST, CBS).
Below is the latest USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll top 25 rankings entering the final week of regular-season play.
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | Houston | 26-3 | 795 (28) | – |
| 2 | UConn | 26-3 | 757 (3) | – |
| 3 | Purdue | 26-3 | 745 (1) | – |
| 4 | Tennessee | 23-6 | 705 | – |
| 5 | Arizona | 23-6 | 644 | +2 |
| 6 | Iowa State | 23-6 | 629 | – |
| 7 | North Carolina | 23-6 | 628 | +1 |
| 8 | Duke | 23-6 | 541 | +2 |
| 9 | Marquette | 22-7 | 531 | -4 |
| 10 | Creighton | 22-8 | 487 | +2 |
| 11 | Baylor | 21-8 | 452 | +3 |
| 12 | Illinois | 22-7 | 423 | +4 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 21-8 | 396 | +2 |
| 14 | Auburn | 22-7 | 376 | -3 |
| 15 | Kansas | 21-8 | 366 | -6 |
| 16 | South Carolina | 24-5 | 298 | +2 |
| 17 | Alabama | 20-9 | 289 | -4 |
| 18 | Gonzaga | 24-6 | 215 | +4 |
| 19 | San Diego State | 22-7 | 194 | – |
| 20 | Washington State | 23-7 | 182 | +1 |
| 21 | Saint Mary’s | 24-7 | 175 | -4 |
| 22 | Utah State | 24-5 | 151 | +1 |
| 23 | BYU | 21-8 | 140 | +3 |
| 24 | South Florida | 22-5 | 88 | +1 |
| 25 | Florida | 20-9 | 42 | -1 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 20 Dayton
Others Receiving Votes
Dayton 31; Texas Tech 24; Nevada 24; Boise State 16; Appalachian State 13; James Madison 10; Oklahoma 8; Northwestern 7; Indiana State 5; Clemson 5; TCU 4; Wake Forest 3; Nebraska 1