Tennessee falls on AP college basketball poll after loss to Florida

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - After losing to unranked Florida, the Tennessee Volunteers dropped four spots on the Associated Press college basketball poll.

A cold shooting night on the road plagued Tennessee, as the Vols dropped their first SEC road contest of the season Wednesday at Florida, 67-54.

Previous Coverage: Gators put the chomp to 2nd-ranked Vols in Gainesville

Zakai Zeigler (15), Olivier Nkamhoua (11) and Santiago Vescovi (11) all scored in double figures for Tennessee, but the Vols shot just 28 percent from the field as a team—their lowest percentage during conference play this season.

As a result, the team dropped four spots to No. 6 on the AP Top 25.

However, Tennessee bounced back after its defense pushed past No. 25 Auburn Tigers in a thrilling 46-43 victory inside Thompson Boling Arena on Saturday.

Previous Coverage: No. 2 Tennessee defeats Bruce Pearl’s No. 25 Tigers

Tennessee is now 19-4 ahead of its matchup against in-state rival Vanderbilt. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8.

Purdue remained No. 1 on the poll despite its loss to Indiana. View the complete list here.

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