Ken Pomeroy and Bart Torvik both recently released their preseason college basketball rankings, and the Vols are the highest-rated SEC team on both sites.
KenPom has Tennessee ranked 13th, while Bart Torvik has the Vols slotted just one spot lower at 14th.
Pomeroy’s rankings have Arkansas, Kentucky, Alabama and Florida also in the top-25 at 15th, 17th, 19th and 25, respectively, while Torvik’s has Alabama, Kentucky, Auburn and Florida at 15th, 17th, 20th and 23rd, respectively.
For some context, the AP also recently released its CBB preseason rankings and has Kentucky (10th), Alabama (14th), Arkansas (16th) all ahead of the 18th-ranked Vols while Auburn sits at 22nd and is the last SEC team in the top-25.