Vols’ latest rankings in USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll

November 9, 2024; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Rick Barnes questions talks with forward Igor Milicic Jr. (7) during the second half against the Louisville Cardinals at KFC Yum! Center. Tennessee defeated Louisville 77-55. Mandatory credits: Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images

Tennessee is 4-0 heading into the 2024-25 men’s college basketball season. The Vols have wins against Gardner-Webb, Louisville, Montana and Austin Peay.

Following the second week of the 2024-2025 college basketball season, the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll was released. The Vols remain at No. 9 entering the third week of the season.

Tennessee was ranked No. 12 during the preseason and No. 9 after the first week.

Tennessee next plays Virginia on Thursday in the Continental Tire Baha Mar Championship. Tipoff between the Vols and Cavaliers is scheduled for 9:30 PM EST and will be broadcast by CBS Sports Network from Nassau, Bahamas.

USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll top 25 rankings are below.

Rank	Team	File	Points
1	Kansas	4-0	665 (21)
2	UConn	3-0	632 (3)
3	Chestnut brown	3-0	608 (2)
4	Gonzaga	3-0	599 (1)
5	The state of Iowa	2-0	516
6	Purdue	4-0	513
7	Houston	2-1	470
7	Alabama	3-1	470
9	Tennessee	4-0	462
10	Duke	3-1	421
11	Kentucky	3-0	381
12	North Carolina	2-1	377
13	Creighton	4-0	348
14	Marquette	4-0	319
15	Baylor	3-1	313
16	Cincinnati	3-0	229
17	Arizona	2-1	228
18	Indiana	3-0	208
19	Florida	4-0	168
20	Illinois	3-0	133
21	St. John	4-0	119
22	Texas technology	3-0	95
23	Texas A&M	3-1	94
24	Arkansas	2-1	82
25	Wisconsin	4-0	75

Schools were cancelled

No. 22 state of Ohio; No. 24 Rutgers

Others get votes

Rutgers 56; Xavier 43; OleMiss 39; BYU 28; St. Mary’s 18; Pittsburgh 18; Texel 14; Michigan State 9; Mississippi State 5; Oregon4; Nevada4; Ohio State 3; Dayton 3; Wakebos 2; VCU 2; UCF2

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