Tennessee (3-1) will return to action Thursday at Middle Tennessee State. Tipoff between the Lady Vols and Blue Raiders is slated for 7:30 p.m. EST in Murfreesboro, Tennessee (ESPN+).
Tennessee will also face Coppin State on Nov. 23 at Food City Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. EST (SEC Network+).
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The Lady Vols have recorded wins against East Tennessee State, UT Martin and Belmont, while losing to North Carolina State in Greensboro, North Carolina through four games during the regular season.
The latest USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll was released on Tuesday. The Lady Vols are ranked No. 13. The entire poll is listed below.
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 |
4-0 |
772 |
28 |
1 |
– |
1/1 |
|
|
2 |
4-0 |
741 |
3 |
2 |
– |
2/2 |
|
|
3 |
5-0 |
702 |
0 |
4 |
+1 |
3/4 |
|
|
4 |
4-0 |
696 |
0 |
3 |
-1 |
3/4 |
|
|
5 |
5-0 |
643 |
0 |
5 |
– |
5/5 |
|
|
6 |
5-0 |
575 |
0 |
7 |
+1 |
6/10 |
|
|
7 |
4-1 |
560 |
0 |
6 |
-1 |
6/7 |
|
|
8 |
4-0 |
538 |
0 |
12 |
+4 |
8/12 |
|
|
9 |
3-0 |
501 |
0 |
15 |
+6 |
9/15 |
|
|
10 |
4-0 |
470 |
0 |
14 |
+4 |
10/18 |
|
|
11 |
2-1 |
468 |
0 |
10 |
-1 |
10/16 |
|
|
12 |
3-1 |
430 |
0 |
8 |
-4 |
8/12 |
|
|
13 |
3-1 |
383 |
0 |
12 |
-1 |
9/13 |
|
|
14 |
3-0 |
349 |
0 |
16 |
+2 |
14/16 |
|
|
15 |
5-0 |
346 |
0 |
18 |
+3 |
15/18 |
|
|
16 |
2-2 |
342 |
0 |
9 |
-7 |
8/16 |
|
|
17 |
3-0 |
257 |
0 |
19 |
+2 |
17/21 |
|
|
18 |
5-0 |
231 |
0 |
20 |
+2 |
18/20 |
|
|
19 |
3-1 |
167 |
0 |
21 |
+2 |
19/21 |
|
|
20 |
4-0 |
160 |
0 |
23 |
+3 |
20/23 |
|
|
21 |
5-0 |
148 |
0 |
22 |
+1 |
21/22 |
|
|
22 |
4-0 |
139 |
0 |
NR |
+5 |
22/NR |
|
|
23 |
3-1 |
126 |
0 |
17 |
-6 |
13/23 |
|
|
24 |
3-2 |
117 |
0 |
11 |
-13 |
6/24 |
|
|
25 |
4-0 |
108 |
0 |
24 |
-1 |
24/NR |
Schools dropped out
No. 25 Ohio State
Others receiving votes
Washington 41; Minnesota 19; South Dakota State 17; Ohio State 13; Alabama 10; Richmond 3; Nebraska 3
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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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