Tennessee (20-7, 9-5 SEC) is ranked No. 13 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll released Monday.
The Vols will play at Texas A&M on Tuesday (7 p.m. EST, ESPN) and are slated to host South Carolina (6 p.m. EST, SEC Network) Saturday.
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | Houston | 25-2 | 791 (24) | +1 |
| 2 | Alabama | 23-4 | 753 (6) | -1 |
| 3 | UCLA | 23-4 | 716 | +1 |
| 4 | Kansas | 22-5 | 693 (1) | +3 |
| 5 | Purdue | 24-4 | 669 | -2 |
| 6 | Virginia | 21-4 | 638 (1) | – |
| 7 | Arizona | 24-4 | 607 | +1 |
| 8 | Texas | 21-6 | 558 | -3 |
| 9 | Marquette | 21-6 | 515 | +1 |
| 10 | Baylor | 20-7 | 512 | -1 |
| 11 | Miami | 22-5 | 437 | +2 |
| 12 | Gonzaga | 23-5 | 431 | – |
| 13 | Tennessee | 20-7 | 398 | -2 |
| 14 | Saint Mary’s | 24-5 | 349 | +3 |
| 15 | Xavier | 20-7 | 309 | +1 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 20-7 | 299 | -2 |
| 17 | Indiana | 19-8 | 288 | -2 |
| 18 | Providence | 20-7 | 226 | +3 |
| 19 | Creighton | 18-9 | 225 | – |
| 20 | San Diego State | 21-5 | 180 | – |
| 21 | Iowa State | 17-9 | 174 | -3 |
| 22 | Northwestern | 20-7 | 148 | +4 |
| 23 | Connecticut | 20-7 | 128 | – |
| 24 | North Carolina St. | 21-7 | 93 | -2 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 20-7 | 87 | – |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 24 TCU
Others Receiving Votes
TCU 64; Florida Atlantic 14; Pittsburgh 13; Duke 13; Maryland 10; Kentucky 8; Oral Roberts 6; Boise St. 6; Texas Tech 4; Iowa 4; Auburn 2; Rutgers 1; Oklahoma State 1
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