Vols down two spots in latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

Tennessee (21-5, 8-5 SEC) will play one game this week. The Vols will not play a midweek game ahead of traveling to Texas A&M on Saturday.

Tipoff between the Vols and Aggies is slated for noon EST at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas. The SEC matchup will be televised by ESPN.

The Vols will have four more regular-season contests after playing at Texas A&M. Tennessee will play at LSU and Ole Miss, while hosting Alabama and South Carolina to conclude regular-season play.

The SEC Tournament will take place March 12-16 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

The latest USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll was released on Monday. The Vols are down two spots to No. 6.

Auburn is ranked No. 1, followed by Florida, Duke, Alabama and Houston in the top five. Texas A&M (7), Missouri (16), Kentucky (21) and Mississippi State (23) are also ranked in the top 25 from the SEC. Ole Miss is receiving 64 votes, five behind No. 25 Kansas.

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

Rank

Team

Record

Points

1

Auburn

23-2

775 (31)

2

Florida

22-3

712

3

Duke

22-3

704

4

Alabama

21-4

692

5

Houston

21-4

672

6

Tennessee

21-5

605

7

Texas A&M

20-5

570

8

Iowa State

20-5

534

9

St. John’s

22-4

501

10

Texas Tech

20-5

488

11

Wisconsin

20-5

441

12

Michigan

20-5

413

13

Michigan State

20-5

407

14

Purdue

19-7

388

15

Marquette

19-6

284

16

Missouri

19-6

272

17

Clemson

21-5

267

18

Arizona

17-8

223

19

Memphis

21-5

184

20

Maryland

20-6

183

21

Kentucky

17-8

162

22

Louisville

20-6

109

23

Mississippi State

18-7

106

24

Saint Mary’s

23-4

86

25

Kansas

17-8

69

This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Vols down two spots in USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll


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