Nov 9, 2024; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Tennessee Volunteers forward Cade Phillips (12) shoots against Louisville Cardinals forward Noah Waterman (93) during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images

Tennessee (2-0) tipped off its 2024-25 men’s college basketball season with two wins during the first week of play.

The Vols defeated Gardner-Webb, 80-64, on Nov. 4 at Food City Center. Tennessee was also victorious, 77-55, at Louisville on Nov. 9.

Tennessee will return to action on Wednesday versus Montana. Tipoff between the Vols and Grizzlies is slated for 7 p.m. EST and can be watched on SEC Network+.

Following the first week of the 2024-25 college basketball season, the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll was released. Tennessee was ranked No. 12 during the preseason and are up three spots to No. 9 after two games.

USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll top 25 rankings are listed below.

Ranking

Team

Record

Points

1

Kansas

2-0

759 (21)

2

Alabama

2-0

724 (4)

3

UConn

2-0

702 (3)

4

Auburn

2-0

660 (2)

5

Gonzaga

2-0

651 (1)

6

Duke

2-0

608

7

Iowa State

1-0

576

8

Arizona

2-0

516

9

Tennessee

2-0

502

10

Houston

1-1

488

11

North Carolina

1-1

456

12

Purdue

2-0

437

13

Creighton

2-0

385

14

Baylor

1-1

328

15

Marquette

2-0

308

16

Indiana

2-0

234

17

Cincinnati

2-0

230

18

Kentucky

2-0

182

19

Florida

2-0

179

20

Illinois

2-0

151

21

Arkansas

1-1

150

22

Ohio State

1-0

148

23

Texas A&M

1-1

99

24

Rutgers

1-0

84

25

St. John’s

2-0

79

Schools dropped out

No. 19 Texas; No. 22 UCLA; No. 25 Ole Miss

Others receiving votes

Texas Tech 75; Ole Miss 60; Texas 54; Xavier 38; Oregon 37; Michigan State 29; BYU 29; UCLA 18; UCF 17; Wake Forest 12; Saint Mary’s 12; Kansas State 9; Clemson 9; New Mexico 8; Dayton 8; North Florida 7; Maryland 5; Providence 4; Mississippi State 4; Nevada 2; San Francisco 1; Grand Canyon 1

Nov 9, 2024; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Tennessee Volunteers forward Cade Phillips (12) shoots against Louisville Cardinals forward Noah Waterman (93) during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-Imagn ImagesNov 9, 2024; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Tennessee Volunteers forward Cade Phillips (12) shoots against Louisville Cardinals forward Noah Waterman (93) during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images

Nov 9, 2024; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Tennessee Volunteers forward Cade Phillips (12) shoots against Louisville Cardinals forward Noah Waterman (93) during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images

This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Vols move up three spots in USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll

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