Tennessee (13-3, 5-0 SEC) will return to action Thursday in Southeastern Conference women’s basketball play. The Lady Vols will host Kentucky at Food City Center.
Tipoff between the Lady Vols and Wildcats is slated for 6:30 p.m. EST. The contest will be televised by SEC Network.
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Tennessee enters Thursday’s matchup undefeated in SEC play.
Tennessee has recorded wins against East Tennessee State, UT Martin, Belmont, Middle Tennessee State, Coppin State, Stanford, Winthrop, Southern Indiana, Florida, Auburn, Mississippi State, Arkansas and Alabama, while losing to North Carolina State, UCLA and Louisville during the regular season.
The latest USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll was released on Tuesday. The Lady Vols are up three spots and are ranked No. 17.
USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll top 25 rankings
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
PTS |
1st |
Prev |
Chg |
Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
19-0 |
775 |
31 |
1 |
– |
1/1 |
|
|
2 |
19-1 |
739 |
0 |
2 |
– |
2/3 |
|
|
3 |
17-1 |
714 |
0 |
3 |
– |
3/4 |
|
|
4 |
19-0 |
661 |
0 |
5 |
+1 |
4/21 |
|
|
5 |
19-2 |
659 |
0 |
4 |
-1 |
2/5 |
|
|
6 |
17-2 |
628 |
0 |
6 |
– |
5/12 |
|
|
7 |
15-3 |
544 |
0 |
7 |
– |
7/15 |
|
|
7 |
18-3 |
544 |
0 |
10 |
+3 |
7/22 |
|
|
9 |
18-2 |
500 |
0 |
8 |
-1 |
7/12 |
|
|
10 |
16-2 |
493 |
0 |
13 |
+3 |
10/23 |
|
|
11 |
17-2 |
459 |
0 |
15 |
+4 |
11/NR |
|
|
12 |
17-3 |
442 |
0 |
9 |
-3 |
7/20 |
|
|
13 |
17-3 |
385 |
0 |
11 |
-2 |
6/13 |
|
|
14 |
17-3 |
356 |
0 |
17 |
+3 |
10/21 |
|
|
15 |
17-2 |
340 |
0 |
14 |
-1 |
14/NR |
|
|
16 |
14-4 |
335 |
0 |
12 |
-4 |
5/16 |
|
|
17 |
13-3 |
306 |
0 |
20 |
+3 |
9/22 |
|
|
18 |
16-4 |
225 |
0 |
16 |
-2 |
13/18 |
|
|
19 |
19-1 |
215 |
0 |
18 |
-1 |
18/NR |
|
|
20 |
16-1 |
153 |
0 |
24 |
+4 |
20/NR |
|
|
21 |
15-5 |
128 |
0 |
23 |
+2 |
8/23 |
|
|
22 |
15-4 |
94 |
0 |
25 |
+3 |
20/NR |
|
|
23 |
17-3 |
82 |
0 |
21 |
-2 |
21/NR |
|
|
24 |
14-5 |
58 |
0 |
19 |
-5 |
10/24 |
|
|
25 |
14-4 |
51 |
0 |
NR |
+4 |
22/NR |
Schools dropped out
No. 22 Notre Dame
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Others receiving votes
Notre Dame 45; Duke 43; Oklahoma State 26; Nebraska 25; Illinois 13; Georgia 12; Arizona State 8; Mississippi State 6; Virginia 4; Rhode Island 4; Minnesota 2; USC 1
List of voters
The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The board for the 2025-26 season: Octavia Blue, Kennesaw State; Ashleen Bracey, Illinois-Chicago; Jen Brown, Queens; Dan Burt, Duquesne; Jeff Cammon, Saint Mary’s; Fred Chmiel, Bowling Green; Janell Crayton, Bethune-Cookman; Denise Dillon, Villanova; Carrie Eighmey, South Dakota; Dalila Eshe, Yale; Heather Ezell, Wyoming; Bill Fennelly, Iowa State; Aqua Franklin, Lamar; Ty Grace, Howard; Hana Haden, Georgia Southern; Corry Irvin, Chicago State; Renee Jimenez, UC-Santa Barbara; Chris Kielsmeier, Cleveland State; Mike Lane, NJIT; Amy Mallon, Drexel; Kristen Mattio, Northern Colorado; Mike McGuire, Radford; Kim McNeill, East Carolina; Dan Nielson, Utah Valley; Shawn Poppie, Clemson; Terry Primm, Siena; Samantha Quigley Smith, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville; Shea Ralph, Vanderbilt; Jonathan Tsipis, Western Carolina; Coquese Washington, Rutgers; Trevor Woodruff, Bucknell.
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