Where Tennessee basketball ranks in top 25 polls after first week of 2026-27 season

Tennessee basketball held its spot in the top 10 of the USA TODAY Sports coaches poll after winning once during the opening week of the season.

The Vols checked in at No. 9 in the latest rankings released on Nov. 9, the same spot they held in the preseason poll.

Tennessee opened the season with a 90-59 win over Wofford at Food City Center on Nov. 3. DeWayne Brown II logged 17 points and 17 rebounds and Terrence Hill Jr. scored 17 points as well and Tyler Lundblade made four 3-pointers. The Vols held Wofford to 28 points and 15.4% shooting from beyond the arc in the second half.

The No. 9 Vols (1-0) host Radford (0-2) at Food City Center on Nov. 9 (7 p.m. ET, SEC Network+) in their next contest.

USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

First-place votes in parentheses

1. Florida (22)
2. Duke (9)
3. Illinois (1)
4. Connecticut
5. Michigan State
6. Virginia
7. Texas
8. Houston
9. Tennessee
10. Louisville
11. Arizona
12. Gonzaga
13. St. John's
14. Kansas
15. UCLA
16. Alabama
17. Texas Tech
18. Miami
19. Vanderbilt
20. Arkansas
21. Michigan
22. USC
23. Iowa State
24. Nebraska
25. BYU

Schools dropped out: No. 23 Kentucky; No. 24 Purdue

Others receiving votes: Kentucky 101; Memphis 34; Saint Louis 23; Purdue 12; Indiana 12; Texas A&M 11; Baylor 9; North Carolina 6; Marquette 6; West Virginia 5; Missouri 4; LSU 3; Wisconsin 1; Villanova 1; Nevada 1

The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is made up of 30 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The board for the 2026-27 season: John Becker, Vermont; Jeff Boals, Ohio; Matt Braeuer, Stephen F. Austin; Pat Chambers, Florida Gulf Coast; Scott Drew, Baylor; Dan Earl, Chattanooga; A.W. Hamilton, Eastern Kentucky; Alan Huss, Creighton; Donte’ Jackson, Alabama A&M; Ben Jacobson, Utah State; James Jones, Yale; Greg Kampe, Oakland; Eric Konkol, Tulsa; Brad Korn, Southeast Missouri State; Anthony Latina, Sacred Heart; Shantay Legans, Portland; Jim Les, UC Davis; Luke Loucks, Florida State; Nick McDevitt, Middle Tennessee; Mike McGarvey, Lafayette; Dan Monson, Eastern Washington; Chris Mooney, Richmond; Mike Morrell, UNC Asheville; Andy Newman, Cal State Northridge; Nate Oats, Alabama; Matt Painter, Purdue; Paul Sather, North Dakota; Patrick Sellers, Central Connecticut State; Zach Spiker, Drexel; Stan Waterman, Delaware State.

Stephen Thompson covers Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball. Email him at stephen.thompson@knoxnews.com and follow him on X @stephenethom.

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