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Tennessee moves up in polls

As expected, the University of Tennessee men's basketball team moved up in the polls this week after handily defeating Mississippi State and South Carolina.

However, the Vols' climb in each of the polls were quite different.

In the Associated Press Top 25, Tennessee (14-3, 5-1 SEC) landed at No. 13, moving up six spots from last week. In the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll, the Vols are the 16th-ranked team, moving up four spots from last week.

Connecticut (18-1) remained the top-ranked squad in both polls, while Duke (19-1) stayed in second. Memphis (third), Villanova (fourth) and Gonzaga (fifth) round out the top 5.

Florida (18-2) dropped to No. 8 in the AP and No.7 in the coaches' after losing two straight. LSU (14-5) cracked the AP Top 25 at No. 24, but did not make the coaches' poll.

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