Tennessee (8-0) is ranked No. 1 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll.
The Vols will play two games this week. Tennessee and Miami will play in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. Tipoff between the Vols and Hurricanes is slated for 6:30 p.m. EST in New York, New York (ESPN).
Tennessee will also play at Illinois on Saturday. The nonconfrence matchup will take place at 5:30 p.m. EST (Fox).
Below are USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll top 25 rankings. Tennessee and Auburn are ranked as the top two teams.
USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll top 25 rankings
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | 8-0 | 745 (25) |
| 2 | Auburn | 8-1 | 709 (5) |
| 3 | Iowa State | 7-1 | 673 |
| 4 | Marquette | 9-1 | 633 |
| 5 | Kentucky | 8-1 | 630 |
| 6 | Duke | 7-2 | 613 |
| 7 | Florida | 9-0 | 530 |
| 8 | Alabama | 7-2 | 525 |
| 9 | Gonzaga | 7-2 | 462 |
| 10 | Kansas | 7-2 | 449 |
| 11 | Purdue | 8-2 | 424 |
| 12 | Oregon | 9-1 | 377 |
| 13 | Houston | 5-3 | 304 |
| 14 | Michigan | 8-1 | 258 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | 8-1 | 249 |
| 16 | Clemson | 9-1 | 237 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 9-0 | 233 |
| 18 | Texas A&M | 8-2 | 194 |
| 19 | Michigan State | 8-2 | 166 |
| 20 | UConn | 7-3 | 152 |
| 21 | UCLA | 8-1 | 137 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 8-2 | 129 |
| 23 | Cincinnati | 7-1 | 124 |
| 24 | San Diego State | 6-2 | 105 |
| 25 | Baylor | 5-3 | 99 |
Schools dropped out
No. 15 Memphis; No. 17 Illinois; No. 19 Pittsburgh; No. 22 North Carolina
Others receiving votes
Mississippi State 93; Illinois 72; St. John’s 51; Pittsburgh 50; Arizona State 45; Maryland 42; Memphis 39; Drake 35; Utah State 32; Penn State 30; Saint Mary’s 28; Missouri 21; Creighton 20; Georgia 18; West Virginia 11; Arkansas 10; UC Irvine 5; Texas 5; Dayton 4; Texas Tech 2; North Carolina 2; Loyola Chicago 2; LSU 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 2024-25 season: Tobin Anderson, Iona; Adrian Autry, Syracuse; John Becker, Vermont; Randy Bennett, Saint Mary’s; Jeff Boals, Ohio; Alvin Brooks, Lamar; Scott Drew, Baylor; Matt Driscoll, North Florida; Dan Earl, Chattanooga; Jonas Hayes, Georgia State; Alan Huss, High Point; Donte’ Jackson, Grambling; Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa; James Jones, Yale; Greg Kampe, Oakland; Brad Korn, Southeast Missouri State; Greg McDermott, Creighton; Nick McDevitt, Middle Tennessee; Mike McGarvey, Lafayette; Niko Medved, Colorado State; Dan Monson, Eastern Washington; Chris Mooney, Richmond; Nate Oats, Alabama; Eric Olen, UC San Diego; Matt Painter, Purdue; Michael Schwartz, East Carolina; Patrick Sellers, Central Connecticut State; Zach Spiker, Drexel; Brett Tanner, Abilene Christian; Stan Waterman, Delaware State; Jeff Wulbrun, Denver.