Tennessee falls to No. 8 in AP Poll following loss to Auburn

Tennessee’s sloppy second half at Auburn on Saturday afternoon cost them three more spots in the AP Poll today. The Vols, who sit at 27-4, fell to No. 8 in the polls today, getting jumped by Texas Tech, Kentucky and Michigan State.

LSU, which secured the regular season SEC title on Saturday night, moved up to 9th.

The good news is, these polls don’t mean a thing. Tennessee picked up the No. 3 seed in this week’s SEC Tournament and will play the winner of Mississippi State vs. Vanderbilt/Texas A&M. A win there likely means another matchup with Kentucky, who moved up to 4th in the AP Poll today.

Full AP Poll

1. Gonzaga
2. Virginia
3. North Carolina
4. Kentucky
5. Duke
6. Michigan State
7. Texas Tech
8. Tennessee
9. LSU
10. Michigan
11. Houston
12. Florida State
13. Purdue
14. Nevada
15. Kansas State
16. Virginia Tech
17. Kansas
18. Buffalo
19. Wisconsin
20. Wofford
21. Maryland
22. Auburn
23. Marquette
24. Cincinnati
25. Villanova