The Tennessee Basketball Vols have earned their highest preseason rank ever, according to UT. The Vols are ranked No. 6 in the AP Top 25 Preseason Poll and received one first place vote.
The only SEC team ranked ahead of the Vols, the Kentucky Wildcats, are ranked No. 2 in the preseason poll.
From UTSports:
UT has been ranked in the preseason AP poll 14 times, with the previous high of No. 7 coming during the 2007-08 campaign. That year, the Vols made their way to No. 1 for the first time ever and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.
The last time Tennessee began the year in the top 10 was prior to the 2009-10 season, when the Big Orange started out ranked 10th. The Volunteers would go on to make their deepest postseason run in school history that season, advancing to the Elite Eight. This marks the sixth time UT will start the season ranked in the top 10.
The 2010-11 campaign was the most recent season the Vols earned a spot in the preseason poll, landing at No. 23 heading into the season-opener.
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