With College basketball right around the corner the Tennessee Volunteers will start the 2026-27 campaign as the 8th ranked team in the country.
This marks the seventh year in a row the Vols find themselves in the top 20 of the ranking to start a season.
The Vols join a top 10 that includes: #1 Florida, #2 Duke, #3 Illinois, #4 Arizona, #5 UConn, #6 Michigan State, #7 Texas, #9 Texas Tech, and #10 St. Johns.
Other Southeastern Conference teams that are ranked include: #1 Florida, #7 Texas, #12 Arkansas, #20 Alabama, #23 Kentucky, and #24 Vanderbilt.
#8 Tennessee opens the season against Wofford on November 3rd. Tennessee basketball can be heard on 102.5 WOW Country.