The Tennessee Volunteers have kicked off a new era of basketball with a 3-0 start so far this season. Rick Barnes picked up his first top 25 victory of the season over the weekend, downing the Washington Huskies in Toronto 75-62. The win was an important one, perhaps signalling that this current group of Volunteers might just be better than most around the country thought.
Tennessee shot up to No. 20 in the AP Poll after the win. Now they’ll get a couple of breathers before their next test against Florida State next week.