The Volunteers bounced back to salvage the week.
From about as ugly of an offensive game you could dream up, to 103 points at Kentucky — you got a taste of both extremes this week from Tennessee. The Volunteers dropped their first home game of the year to South Carolina on Tuesday before beating Kentucky in Rupp Arena on Saturday. Go figure.
The performance on Saturday saved the week, keeping Tennessee firmly in the hunt for a No. 1 seed. In this week’s AP Top 25 poll, Kansas moved into the top five after a win over Houston on Saturday, which pushed Tennessee down to No. 6.
UConn, Purdue and North Carolina remain 1-3.
After South Carolina’s two road wins this week, the Gamecocks jumped all the way up to No. 15 after not being ranked a week ago. (12) Auburn, (16) Alabama and (17) Kentucky round out the SEC’s presence in the top 25 this week.
Tennessee hosts LSU on Wednesday, then heads to Texas A&M on Saturday night.
New AP Top 25 Poll
- UConn
- Purdue
- North Carolina
- Kansas
- Houston
- Tennessee
- Marquette
- Arizona
- Duke
- Illinois
- Wisconsin
- Auburn
- Baylor
- Iowa State
- South Carolina
- Alabama
- Kentucky
- Dayton
- Creighton
- FAU
- BYU
- Utah State
- Texas Tech
- San Diego State
- New Mexico