No. 2 seed Tennessee (24-8, 14-4 SEC) will open NCAA Tournament play on Thursday.
The Vols will play No. 15 seed Saint Peter’s (19-13, 12-8 MAAC) at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Tipoff between Tennessee and the Peacocks is slated for 9:20 p.m. EDT and will be televised by TNT.
The final USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll was released on Monday ahead of the NCAA Tournament. Tennessee is ranked No. 6.
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Change |
|
1 |
UConn |
31-3 |
800 (32) |
+1 |
|
2 |
Houston |
30-4 |
752 |
-1 |
|
3 |
Purdue |
29-4 |
740 |
– |
|
4 |
Iowa State |
27-7 |
697 |
+4 |
|
5 |
27-7 |
672 |
-1 |
|
|
6 |
Tennessee |
24-8 |
595 |
-1 |
|
7 |
27-7 |
573 |
+5 |
|
|
8 |
Marquette |
25-9 |
560 |
+2 |
|
9 |
Arizona |
25-8 |
544 |
-2 |
|
10 |
Illinois |
26-8 |
508 |
+4 |
|
11 |
Creighton |
23-9 |
506 |
-5 |
|
12 |
23-9 |
415 |
-3 |
|
|
13 |
Baylor |
23-10 |
411 |
– |
|
14 |
24-8 |
400 |
-3 |
|
|
15 |
Saint Mary’s |
26-7 |
297 |
+5 |
|
16 |
Gonzaga |
25-7 |
220 |
-1 |
|
17 |
South Carolina |
26-7 |
218 |
-1 |
|
18 |
21-11 |
197 |
+1 |
|
|
19 |
Utah State |
27-6 |
193 |
-1 |
|
20 |
Kansas |
22-10 |
188 |
-3 |
|
21 |
BYU |
23-10 |
182 |
– |
|
22 |
Texas Tech |
23-10 |
134 |
+1 |
|
23 |
24-11 |
130 |
+6 |
|
|
24 |
22-13 |
110 |
– |
|
|
25 |
San Diego State |
24-10 |
74 |
+2 |
Schools dropped out
No. 22 Nevada; No. 24 Dayton; No. 25 Washington State
Others receiving votes
New Mexico 68; Washington State 63; James Madison 30; Dayton 30; Nevada 29; Drake 29; Nebraska 12; North Carolina State 11; Colorado 4; Indiana State 2; Boise State 2; Pittsburgh 1; Michigan State 1; McNeese State 1; Grand Canyon 1
