Tennessee achieved a new season-high ranking on Monday.
After a win over No. 18 Alabama (88-80) on Thursday and a road victory over Florida (86-78) on Sunday, the Lady Vols moved up four spots from No. 15 to No. 11 in Monday’s latest set of AP Top 25 rankings.
Tennessee’s No. 11 ranking is the highest ranking of the Kim Caldwell era on Rocky Top.
Here’s a look at the Lady Vols’ ranking history throughout the season:
- Week 1: N/A
- Week 2: N/A
- Week 3: N/A
- Week 4: N/A
- Week 5: N/A
- Week 6: No. 19
- Week 7: No. 18
- Week 8: No. 15
- Week 9: No. 15
- Week 10: No. 16
- Week 11: No. 15
- Week 12: No. 17
- Week 13: No. 18
- Week 14: No. 19
- Week 15: No. 15
- Week 16: No. 15
- Week 17: No. 11
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Tennessee is the fourth highest-ranked team from the SEC behind No. 1 Texas, No. 6 South Carolina, and No. 7 LSU. The Lady Vols sit above No. 13 Oklahoma, No. 15 Kentucky, and No. 20 Alabama in Monday’s rankings.
The Lady Vols are 21-6 on the season and have won six of their last seven games including an ongoing four-game win streak. Tennessee has ranked wins over No. 18 Alabama, No. 5 UConn, and No. 17 Iowa but doesn’t necessarily have any bad losses, either. Tennessee has lost six games by no more than seven points, falling to No. 9 Oklahoma by one, No. 6 LSU by two, Vanderbilt by one, No. 7 Texas by four, No. 2 South Carolina by seven, and No. 6 LSU by five.
The No. 11 Lady Vols will take on No. 15 Kentucky on Thursday in Lexington before returning home to face Georgia in the regular-season finale from Knoxville on Sunday afternoon.
Tennessee guard Talaysia Cooper leads the team in scoring with 17 points per game while Zee Spearman is hauling in a team-high 6.1 rebounds per game. Samara Spencer has a team-high 5.0 assists per game average through 27 contests this season.
Check out Kim Caldwell’s postgame interview from the Lady Vols’ win over the Gators on Sunday afternoon:
Tennessee HC Kim Caldwell
