ST LOUIS, MO - MARCH 10: Rick Barnes the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers gives instructions to his team against the Arkansas Razorbacks during the semifinals of the 2018 SEC Basketball Tournament at Scottrade Center on March 10, 2018 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
The Associated Press top 25 is high on the Tennessee basketball Volunteers.
It’s not quite the top 10, but Tennessee basketball is clearly entering the 2020-2021 season with high expectations. For just the second time in Rick Barnes’ tenure and since the firing of Bruce Pearl, the Vols are ranked in the preseason AP Poll.