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Published Mar 11, 2024

Where Tennessee stands in post-regular season AP Top 25

Noah Taylor • VolReport

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Dalton Knecht finally reached the long-awaited 40-point threshold in Tennessee's regular season finale against Kentucky on Saturday, but it wasn't quite enough.

Despite the Wildcats shooting better than 51% and a late push spearheaded by Knecht in the closing minutes, the Vols, fresh off of clinching the SEC title, lost 85-81 at Food City Center.

The loss dropped Tennessee in both of the post-regular season polls, falling one spot to No. 5 in the Associated Press Top 25 and the USA TODAY Coaches Poll on Monday.

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It marks the eighth time this season that the Vols have been featured in the top five of the AP poll. Tennessee has been ranked in the top five for four-straight weeks, the third-longest streak in program history.

The Vols have the third-longest active streak being ranked in the AP poll behind Houston and Kansas, a program-best. Tennessee has been ranked inside the top 10 for more than half of those weeks.

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With the league championship to its name, though the Vols (24-7) enter the postseason in good shape.

Tennessee is the 1-seed in the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville later this week, benefiting from a double-bye and getting an automatic spot in the tournament quarterfinals on Friday.

Most projections have the Vols competing for the fourth No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, too, which would be the program's first. A couple of wins and a potential conference tournament crown to add to its regular season championship could go a long way in Tennessee earning one of the four top seeds.

The Vols will begin their quest for their second SEC Tournament title in three seasons against the winner of 8-seed LSU and 9-seed Mississippi State on Friday at 1 p.m. ET (ESPN).

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