Where Tennessee basketball is ranked in updated AP Top 25, Coaches Poll and NET
Tennessee basketball stayed at No. 5 in both the Associated Press Top 25 and the USA Today Coaches Poll on Monday. The top five in both polls remained unchanged, with UConn at No. 1, ahead of Purdue, North Carolina, Houston and the Vols.
Tennessee (15-4, 5-1 SEC), after the 75-62 win at Vanderbilt on Saturday, hosts South Carolina (17-3, 5-2) on Tuesday at Thompson-Boling Arena, a 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time start on SEC Network.
The Vols go to Kentucky (15-4, 5-2) on Saturday for an 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time start on ESPN at Rupp Arena in Lexington.
“Just stay focused and watch film,” Tennessee wing Dalton Knecht said of the week ahead after scoring 32 points at Vanderbilt, “and get ready to compete against South Carolina. And then obviously get ready for Kentucky, which will be a fun one. Not to overlook, South Carolina. So we’re going to get ready.”
Where Tennessee stands in the NET, KenPom and ESPN Bracketology
The Vols are No. 3 in the NET — the metric used by the NCAA Tournament selection committee to help seed the 68-team tournament field — and No. 4 in the KenPom.com ratings.
Tennessee was up to No. 3 in KenPom on Saturday, before UConn’s 99-56 win over Xavier on Sunday moved the Huskies into the third spot. The Vols are up to a season-best No. 18 in adjusted offensive efficiency (118.3 points per 100 possessions) and remain at No. 2 in adjusted defensive efficiency (90.9).
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has Tennessee as the No. 5 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament in his latest Bracketology projections. He has the Vols as the top No. 2 seed in a region that includes North Carolina, the fourth No. 1 seed, Dayton as a No. 3 seed and Kentucky as a No. 4 seed.
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Lunardi’s four No. 1 seeds as of Saturday, in order, were Purdue, UConn, Houston and North Carolina. The No. 2 seeds were Tennessee, Arizona, Wisconsin and Kansas. The No. 3 seeds were Auburn, Marquette, Creighton and Dayton while the No. 4s were Kentucky, Illinois, Alabama and Baylor.
Up Next: Tennessee vs. South Carolina, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network
The January schedule closes with South Carolina at home and the February schedule starts with the trip to Kentucky in Rupp Arena. The February schedule continues next week with a home date against LSU on February 7 before two straight road games at Texas A&M (February 10) and Arkansas (February 14).
Vandy makes the return trip to Knoxville on February 17, Tennessee goes to Missouri on February 20 and hosts Texas A&M (February 24) and Auburn (February 28).
Tennessee goes to Alabama on March 2 and South Carolina on March 6 before closing the regular-season schedule with a home game against Kentucky on March 9. The SEC Tournament is set for March 13-17 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
