Tennessee up 13 spots in final USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll

The final USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll was released Tuesday after the conclusion of the 2025-26 basketball season. Tennessee (25-12, 11-7 SEC) is ranked No. 12 in the final top 25 rankings, receiving 390 points.

The Vols are up 13 spots after being ranked No. 25 in the previous poll on March 15. Tennessee ended its 2025-26 campaign with three victories in the NCAA Tournament against Miami University, Virginia and Iowa State.

The Vols were eliminated in the Elite Eight to eventual national champion Michigan . The Wolverines defeated UConn, 69-63, in the NCAA Tournament national championship game on Monday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The entire top 25 poll is listed below.

More: 2026 Tennessee basketball transfer portal tracker Final 2025-26 USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll top 25 rankings Rank Team Record PTS 1st Prev Chg Hi/Lo 1 Michigan Wolverines 37-3 775 31 3 2 1/7 2 UConn Huskies 34-6 737 0 7 5 2/7 3 Arizona Wildcats 36-3 713 0 2 1 1/13 4 Duke Blue Devils 35-3 668 0 1 3 1/6 5 Illinois Fighting Illini 28-9 654 0 12 7 5/19 6 Houston Cougars 30-7 586 0 5 1 2/8 7 Purdue Boilermakers 30-9 562 0 13 6 1/18 8 Iowa State Cyclones 29-8 520 0 6 2 2/18 9 Florida Gators 27-8 497 0 4 5 3/NR 10 St. John's Red Storm 30-7 491 0 9 1 6/NR 11 Michigan State Spartans 27-8 465 0 11 - 8/21 12 Tennessee Volunteers 25-12 390 0 25 13 12/NR 13 Arkansas Razorbacks 28-9 387 0 15 2 13/23 14 Nebraska Cornhuskers 28-7 369 0 14 - 5/NR 15 Virginia Cavaliers 30-6 294 0 8 7 8/NR 16 Alabama Crimson Tide 25-10 292 0 18 2 9/NR 17 Vanderbilt Commodores 27-9 289 0 16 1 8/NR 18 Gonzaga Bulldogs 31-4 286 0 10 8 5/20 19 Iowa Hawkeyes 24-13 277 0 NR - 19/NR 20 Kansas Jayhawks 24-11 219 0 17 3 9/NR 21 Texas Tech Red Raiders 23-11 168 0 19 2 10/21 22 Miami (FL) Hurricanes 26-9 94 0 23 1 22/NR 23 Louisville Cardinals 24-11 70 0 24 1 5/NR 24 Texas Longhorns 21-15 55 0 NR - 24/NR 25 Wisconsin Badgers 24-11 42 0 20 5 20/NR Schools dropped out No. 21 North Carolina; No.