Tennessee basketball spent five weeks ranked No. 1 before falling in the polls in recent weeks following its first three losses.

For Kentucky, the game before The Game was a tough one on paper — a Tuesday night road contest against Rick Barnes' Tennessee Vols, who were ranked No. 1 in the country just a few weeks ago and listed as 10.

SEC play has not been kind to the Tennessee Volunteers. On Tuesday night, the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats handed the No. 8 Vols their first loss at home this seaso

Tennessee basketball lost its first game of the season at Florida, which dropped the Vols from the No. 1 spot after five weeks.

Kentucky dropped three spots to No. 12 in the updated Coaches Poll released Monday after losing 74-69 to Vanderbilt last weekend. The Wildcats have lost three of their last five SEC games to Georgia,

CBS Sports college basketball writer Gary Parrish has made significant midweek changes to his Top 25 and 1 rankings.

The Lady Vols dropped one spot in the Associated Press poll after losing on the road to Texas. Tennessee is 15-4 in Kim Caldwell's first season.

Auburn continues to hold the top spot, while Tennessee, Kentucky, Ole Miss and UConn drop in the latest college basketball rankings. The post Reactions To The Latest Men’s College Basketball Rankings appeared first on Stadium Rant.