Another day, another spot in someone else’s preseason top ten for Tennessee basketball. This time is Dick Vitale — the legendary college basketball broadcaster at ESPN. Vitale released his preseason top 25 over the weekend, following the masses that have the Kansas Jayhawks as the No. 1 team in the country.
Duke, Purdue, Michigan State and UConn rounded out the top five.
Tennessee was the highest ranked SEC team, checking in at No. 10. Kentucky followed at No. 13, while Arkansas came in one spot behind in 14th. Texas A&M at 17 was the fourth and final ranked SEC team.