Tennessee (14-5, 6-1 SEC) basketball will look to end its two-game losing streak. The Lady Vols lost its first SEC game this season to Mississippi State and were defeated in nonconference play at UConn on Sunday.
Tennessee will return to action on Thursday at Georgia. Tipoff between the Lady Vols and Bulldogs is slated for 6:30 p.m. EST at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. The contest can be watched on SEC Network+.
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The Lady Vols will also play at South Carolina on Feb. 8. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. EST at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina (ABC).
On Tuesday, the latest USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll was released. The Lady Vols are down two spots and are ranked No. 17.
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USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll top 25 rankings
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
PTS |
1st |
Prev |
Chg |
Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
23-0 |
775 |
31 |
1 |
– |
1/1 |
|
|
2 |
21-1 |
740 |
0 |
2 |
– |
2/4 |
|
|
3 |
22-2 |
711 |
0 |
3 |
– |
2/3 |
|
|
4 |
21-2 |
683 |
0 |
4 |
– |
2/5 |
|
|
5 |
21-2 |
652 |
0 |
5 |
– |
5/12 |
|
|
6 |
21-3 |
602 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
6/22 |
|
|
7 |
19-3 |
580 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
7/15 |
|
|
8 |
21-2 |
560 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
4/21 |
|
|
9 |
20-3 |
508 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
9/NR |
|
|
10 |
18-4 |
463 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
8/23 |
|
|
11 |
17-5 |
457 |
0 |
11 |
– |
5/16 |
|
|
12 |
20-3 |
421 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
7/12 |
|
|
13 |
19-3 |
409 |
0 |
13 |
– |
13/NR |
|
|
14 |
19-4 |
387 |
0 |
17 |
3 |
13/18 |
|
|
15 |
19-4 |
319 |
0 |
14 |
1 |
10/21 |
|
|
16 |
18-5 |
304 |
0 |
18 |
2 |
7/20 |
|
|
17 |
14-5 |
238 |
0 |
15 |
2 |
9/22 |
|
|
18 |
21-3 |
205 |
0 |
20 |
2 |
18/NR |
|
|
19 |
17-6 |
196 |
0 |
16 |
3 |
6/19 |
|
|
20 |
18-5 |
184 |
0 |
21 |
1 |
20/NR |
|
|
21 |
18-5 |
149 |
0 |
23 |
2 |
8/23 |
|
|
22 |
16-6 |
143 |
0 |
NR |
4 |
6/NR |
|
|
23 |
19-4 |
133 |
0 |
22 |
1 |
21/NR |
|
|
24 |
18-2 |
88 |
0 |
19 |
5 |
19/NR |
|
|
25 |
17-5 |
70 |
0 |
24 |
1 |
22/NR |
Schools dropped out
No. 25 Georgia
Others receiving votes
Iowa State 26; Georgia 20; Oklahoma State 13; Rhode Island 9; Minnesota 9; Illinois 9; North Carolina State 4; Nebraska 4; Virginia Tech 2; Richmond 2
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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 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The board for the 2025-26 season: Octavia Blue, Kennesaw State; Ashleen Bracey, Illinois-Chicago; Jen Brown, Queens; Dan Burt, Duquesne; Jeff Cammon, Saint Mary’s; Fred Chmiel, Bowling Green; Janell Crayton, Bethune-Cookman; Denise Dillon, Villanova; Carrie Eighmey, South Dakota; Dalila Eshe, Yale; Heather Ezell, Wyoming; Bill Fennelly, Iowa State; Aqua Franklin, Lamar; Ty Grace, Howard; Hana Haden, Georgia Southern; Corry Irvin, Chicago State; Renee Jimenez, UC-Santa Barbara; Chris Kielsmeier, Cleveland State; Mike Lane, NJIT; Amy Mallon, Drexel; Kristen Mattio, Northern Colorado; Mike McGuire, Radford; Kim McNeill, East Carolina; Dan Nielson, Utah Valley; Shawn Poppie, Clemson; Terry Primm, Siena; Samantha Quigley Smith, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville; Shea Ralph, Vanderbilt; Jonathan Tsipis, Western Carolina; Coquese Washington, Rutgers; Trevor Woodruff, Bucknell.
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