Tennessee basketball: Vols stay at No. 3 in AP Poll for 5th straight week

By halftime at Thompson-Boling Arena on Saturday, third-ranked Tennessee had left very little doubt.

The Vols cruised past Georgia, 96-50 in their 2019 SEC debut, lending to more belief that this team may be the best in the country. However, the latest Associated Press poll, released on Monday, has yet to reflect that.

For the fifth-straight week, Tennessee (12-1) again finds themselves holding steady at the No. 3 spot. There has been very little change in the top three over the past several weeks because No. 1 Duke (12-1) and No. 2 Michigan (15-0) continue to win in dominant fashion as well.

Tennessee received 13 first-place votes in the week 10 edition of the poll.

The Vols travel to Columbia, Mo., on Tuesday where they will face Cuonzo Martin and the Missouri Tigers at 7 p.m.

The rest of the AP Poll can be seen here:

1Duke (37)
2Michigan (9)
3Tennessee (13)
4Virginia (5)
5Gonzaga
6Michigan State
7Kansas
8Texas Tech
9Virginia Tech
10Nevada
11Auburn
12North Carolina
13Florida State
14Mississippi State
15North Carolina State
16Ohio State
17Houston
18Kentucky
19Buffalo
20Iowa State
21Marquette
22Indiana
23Oklahoma
24St. John’s
25TCU