Tennessee (12-3, 4-0 SEC) basketball will return to action on Jan. 18. Alabama will host the Lady Vols at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Tipoff between the Lady Vols and Crimson Tide is scheduled for 2 p.m. EST. The contest will be televised by SEC Network.
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Tennessee has recorded wins against East Tennessee State, UT Martin, Belmont, Middle Tennessee State, Coppin State, Stanford, Winthrop, Southern Indiana, Florida, Auburn, Mississippi State and Arkansas, 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 two spots and are ranked No. 20.
More: 2025-26 Lady Vols basketball schedule, TV, tipoff times
USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll top 25 rankings
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
PTS |
1st |
Prev |
Chg |
Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
17-0 |
775 |
31 |
1 |
– |
1/1 |
|
|
2 |
17-1 |
733 |
0 |
3 |
+1 |
2/3 |
|
|
3 |
15-1 |
705 |
0 |
4 |
+1 |
3/4 |
|
|
4 |
18-1 |
683 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
2/4 |
|
|
5 |
17-0 |
654 |
0 |
6 |
+1 |
5/21 |
|
|
6 |
16-2 |
574 |
0 |
12 |
+6 |
5/12 |
|
|
7 |
14-2 |
565 |
0 |
9 |
+2 |
7/15 |
|
|
8 |
16-1 |
545 |
0 |
10 |
+2 |
7/12 |
|
|
9 |
16-2 |
513 |
0 |
7 |
-2 |
7/20 |
|
|
10 |
16-3 |
499 |
0 |
11 |
+1 |
10/22 |
|
|
11 |
16-2 |
428 |
0 |
8 |
-3 |
6/11 |
|
|
12 |
14-3 |
407 |
0 |
5 |
-7 |
5/12 |
|
|
13 |
14-2 |
402 |
0 |
14 |
+1 |
12/23 |
|
|
14 |
16-1 |
376 |
0 |
15 |
+1 |
14/NR |
|
|
15 |
15-2 |
340 |
0 |
19 |
+4 |
15/NR |
|
|
16 |
16-3 |
339 |
0 |
17 |
+1 |
13/17 |
|
|
17 |
15-3 |
289 |
0 |
16 |
-1 |
10/21 |
|
|
18 |
18-0 |
275 |
0 |
20 |
+2 |
18/NR |
|
|
19 |
14-3 |
212 |
0 |
13 |
-6 |
10/19 |
|
|
20 |
12-3 |
205 |
0 |
22 |
+2 |
9/22 |
|
|
21 |
17-1 |
179 |
0 |
24 |
+3 |
21/NR |
|
|
22 |
12-4 |
94 |
0 |
25 |
+3 |
13/25 |
|
|
23 |
13-5 |
77 |
0 |
18 |
-5 |
8/23 |
|
|
24 |
14-1 |
76 |
0 |
NR |
+2 |
24/NR |
|
|
25 |
14-3 |
42 |
0 |
NR |
+2 |
20/NR |
Schools dropped out
No. 21 USC; No. 23 Washington
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Others receiving votes
Illinois 24; Nebraska 21; USC 19; Washington 12; Duke 5; Oregon 2; Oklahoma State 2; South Dakota State 1; Minnesota 1; Arizona State 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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