Tennessee (16-10, 8-6 SEC) enters its final week of the 2025-26 basketball season. The Lady Vols will play one road contest and one home game to conclude regular-season play.
LSU will host Tennessee on Thursday. Tipoff between the Lady Vols and Tigers is slated for 6 p.m. EST at Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. ESPN will televise the matchup.
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Tennessee will host Vanderbilt on March 1. The in-state contest will tip off at 2 p.m. EST at Food City Center (ESPN).
The SEC Tournament will be contested March 4-8 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina.
On Tuesday, the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll was released. Tennessee is unranked for the first time this season.
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USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll top 25
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
PTS |
1st |
Prev |
Chg |
Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
29-0 |
775 |
31 |
1 |
– |
1/1 |
|
|
2 |
27-1 |
741 |
0 |
2 |
– |
2/4 |
|
|
3 |
27-2 |
716 |
0 |
3 |
– |
2/3 |
|
|
4 |
26-3 |
680 |
0 |
4 |
– |
2/5 |
|
|
5 |
25-3 |
646 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
4/21 |
|
|
6 |
24-4 |
617 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
5/12 |
|
|
7 |
21-6 |
552 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
5/16 |
|
|
8 |
22-5 |
543 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
5/15 |
|
|
9 |
22-5 |
526 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
8/23 |
|
|
10 |
25-4 |
511 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
7/14 |
|
|
11 |
24-5 |
467 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
6/22 |
|
|
12 |
23-5 |
425 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
8/NR |
|
|
13 |
22-6 |
396 |
0 |
15 |
2 |
6/19 |
|
|
14 |
20-7 |
360 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
6/NR |
|
|
15 |
22-6 |
339 |
0 |
16 |
1 |
13/NR |
|
|
16 |
24-6 |
285 |
0 |
14 |
2 |
10/21 |
|
|
17 |
22-6 |
276 |
0 |
19 |
2 |
17/NR |
|
|
18 |
20-8 |
240 |
0 |
18 |
– |
7/20 |
|
|
19 |
23-6 |
200 |
0 |
22 |
3 |
8/23 |
|
|
20 |
21-8 |
194 |
0 |
17 |
3 |
13/20 |
|
|
21 |
24-5 |
191 |
0 |
20 |
1 |
18/NR |
|
|
22 |
21-7 |
128 |
0 |
23 |
1 |
22/NR |
|
|
23 |
21-7 |
93 |
0 |
24 |
1 |
21/NR |
|
|
24 |
21-7 |
74 |
0 |
25 |
1 |
24/NR |
|
|
25 |
21-7 |
32 |
0 |
NR |
1 |
10/NR |
Schools dropped out
No. 21 Tennessee
Others receiving votes
Princeton 29;Â Tennessee 12;Â Rice 11;Â Colorado 6;Â Rhode Island 4;Â Washington 3;Â North Dakota State 2;Â Notre Dame 1
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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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