Where Tennessee is ranked in final college basketball polls after 2024-25 season
The Vols finished ranked No. 5 in the USA TODAY coaches poll, which marked its finish last season. Their prior top mark was seventh in 2007-08.
Tennessee went to the Elite Eight for the third time in program history and the second straight season. It won 30 games for the third time.
The Vols were ranked No. 12 in the preseason coaches poll.
UT moved up to No. 9 after starting the season 2-0 with wins against Gardner-Webb and at Louisville. It stayed No. 9 after moving to 4-0.
Tennessee rolled through the Baha Mar Championship with wins against Virginia and Baylor to reach 6-0 and rise to No. 6. It hopped to No. 3 after beating UT Martin before ascending to No. 1.
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The Vols spent a program-record five weeks as the No. 1 team. They fell to No. 6 from the top spot after their 30-point loss at Florida on Jan. 7. They fell to No. 7 after losing at Vanderbilt on Jan. 18 and to No. 8 after losing at Auburn on Jan. 25. They jumped to No. 4 after beating Florida 64-44 and held the spot the following week. They slipped to No. 6 after losing at Kentucky.
UT jumped back into the top 5 after winning at Texas A&M and rose to No. 4 after beating Alabama. It dropped to No. 6 after losing at Ole Miss. It remained No. 6 entering the NCAA Tournament after a run to the SEC Tournament title game.
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Tennessee has been ranked for 80 consecutive weeks in the Associated Press poll, the second-longest active streak in the nation. It has been ranked nonstop since the start of the 2021-22 season. The previous program record for consecutive weeks ranked was 37.
The Vols have been ranked in the top five of the AP poll 37 times (MIGHT NEED TO UPDATE) in the past seven seasons, including 10 times this season. They had been ranked in the top five 17 times in the previous 70 years of the poll.
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