No. 22 Tennessee (20-8, 10-5 SEC) will face No. 18 Alabama (21-7, 11-4 SEC) for a second time during the 2025-26 basketball season. The Vols will host Alabama on Saturday at Food City Center.
Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll.
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Tipoff between the Vols and Crimson Tide is slated for 6 p.m. EST. ESPN will televise the matchup with Karl Ravech (play-by-play) and Jimmy Dykes (analyst) on the call.
Ahead of Saturday’s game, Tennessee has a 66.8 percent chance to defeat the Crimson Tide, according to ESPN’s Matchup Predictor. Nolan Analytics projects the Vols to defeat Alabama, 80-78.
An initial SEC student-athlete availability report was released before the Tennessee-Alabama game. Five players are listed as out: Cade Phillips (Tennessee), Clarence Massamba (Tennessee), Davion Hannah (Alabama), Keitenn Bristow (Alabama) and Collins Onyejiaka (Alabama).
Tennessee defeated the Crimson Tide, 79-73, on Jan. 26 at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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