Tennessee Takes Top Spot In Coaches Poll
posted by Bill Strange -
Tennessee is the new number-one in this week's Top-25 Coaches Poll. The Volunteers jumped from third to first, receiving 30-of-32 first-place votes. Duke remains number-two and received the other two first-place votes. Previous number-one Virginia slipped to third, with Gonzaga fourth and Michigan State fifth. Michigan, Nevada, Virginia Tech, Kentucky and Kansas round out the top-10. The Volunteers defeated Alabama, 71-68, at Thompson-Boling Arena on Saturday in Knoxville to improve to 16-and-1. Tennessee faces the 9-and-8 Vanderbilt Commodores in Nashville this Wednesday.
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