Key Highlights
- The league contest will be televised by SEC Network. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTennessee will also host Kentucky on Saturday.
- The rivalry game is scheduled for noon EST at Food City Center.
- ESPN will televise the matchup. The latest USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll was released on Monday.
- Tennessee is not ranked.
- The Vols join Villanova and SMU who were ranked last week and are not on Monday. More: 2025-26 Tennessee men's basketball schedule, TV, tipoff timesUSA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll top 25 rankingsRankTeamRecordPTS1stPrevChgHi/Lo1Arizona16-0773292+11/132Iowa State16-072913+12/183Michigan14-167111-21/74UConn16-166604-3/75Purdue15-163405-1/66Duke15-160606-3/67Houston15-157907-2/88Vanderbilt16-0557010+28/NR9Gonzaga17-154708-17/2010Nebraska16-0534011+110/NR11BYU15-151009-27/1112Michigan State14-2433013+18/2113Illinois13-3378016+38/1914Texas Tech12-4336014-11/2015North Carolina14-2322017+212/2516Virginia14-2272023+716/NR17Arkansas12-4237015-214/2318Alabama11-5230012-69/1819Louisville12-4198018-15/1920Florida11-51450NR+93/NR21Clemson14-31220NR+721/NR22Georgia14-2105020-220/NR23Iowa12-488019-419/NR24Utah State14-1780NR+324/NR25Kansas11-557021-417/NRSchools dropped outNo.