Tennessee’s basketball history defeating No. 1 ranked teams

A look at Tennessee’s men’s basketball history defeating No. 1 ranked teams.

No. 11 Tennessee (19-6, 8-4 SEC) will host No. 1 Alabama (22-3, 12-0 SEC) Wednesday at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. EST and will be televised by ESPN2.

The Vols will look to upset a No. 1 Associated Press ranked team for the sixth time in program history.

Tennessee has won five straight home games versus Associated Press top-10 ranked teams under head coach Rick Barnes. The Vols have also won nine regular-season games over top-five opponents under Barnes.

Ahead of the Tennessee-Alabama matchup, Vols Wire takes a look at the previous five wins over No. 1 ranked teams. Tennessee’s five wins versus Associated Press No. 1 ranked teams are listed below.