After splitting the week (lost 57-52 Tuesday vs Texas Tech, won 76-36 Saturday vs UNC Greensboro) Tennessee basketball (7-2) fell to 18th in this week AP Top 25 Poll. The Vols dropped 4 spots to 18th as well in this week’s coaches rankings.
Tennessee host South Carolina Upstate tomorrow night at 6:00 and then battles Memphis Saturday in Nashville at 11 AM. You can hear the Vols tangle with the Tigers on The Rooster 101.5, Vol Network coverage starts at 10:30 AM Saturday.
AP Top 25 Men’s Basketball Poll
First-place votes in parentheses.
TEAM RECORD
1. Baylor (61) 9-0
2. Duke 7-1
3. Purdue 9-1
4. UCLA 9-1
5. Gonzaga 8-2
6. Alabama 8-1
7. Kansas 8-1
8. Arizona 9-0
9. Villanova 7-3
10. Southern Cal 10-0
11. Iowa State 10-0
12. Michigan State 9-2
13. Auburn 8-1
14. Houston 8-2
15. Ohio State 8-2
16. Seton Hall 9-1
17. Texas 6-2
18. Tennessee 7-2
19. LSU 9-0
20. UConn 9-2
21. Kentucky 7-2
22. Xavier 9-1
23. Colorado State 10-0
24. Arkansas 9-1
25. Texas Tech 7-1
The Lady Vols (9-0) meanwhile are up to number 7 (tied with UCONN) in this week’s Women’s AP Top 25 Poll. Tennessee is off until Saturday when they host Stanford at 4:15. The next Lady Vols game on The Rooster 101.5 is Monday December 20th at 5:30 when they host ETSU.
AP Top 25 Women’s Basketball Poll
First-place votes in parentheses.
TEAM RECORD
1. South Carolina (30) 10-0
2. NC State 10-1
3. Stanford 6-2
4. Arizona 9-0
5. Baylor 9-1
6. Louisville 8-1
7. Tennessee 9-0
7. UConn 6-2
9. Maryland 9-3
10. Indiana 8-2
11. Texas 7-1
12. Iowa State 10-1
13. Michigan 10-1
14. Iowa 5-2
15. Duke 8-0
16. South Florida 6-3
17. Georgia 8-1
18. Georgia Tech 8-2
19. Kentucky 6-3
20. BYU 8-1
21. Notre Dame 9-2
22. LSU 7-1
23. Texas A&M 9-2
24. Ohio State 7-2
25. North Carolina 9-0
