BOTTOM LINE: No. 1 Tennessee faces Western Carolina after Jordan Gainey scored 23 points in Tennessee’s 66-64 win over the Illinois Fighting Illini. The Volunteers have gone 5-0 in home games.

FOX Sports national college basketball writer John Fanta reveals his latest top 25 rankings after an action-packed week.

Middle Tennessee faces the Cal Baptist Lancers after Jlynn Counter scored 22 points in Middle Tennessee's 82-79 loss to the Belmont Bruins.

After surviving a potential upset bid from Illinois on Saturday, Tennessee is projected to maintain its No. 1 spot in the AP ...

In a physical, defensive-minded battle between Illinois (7-3) and No. 1 Tennessee (10-0) on Saturday in Champaign, the ...

Vols coach Rick Barnes has Tennessee basketball on top of the college basketball world before a pair of power-conference ...

There's a new No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the first time all season as Tennessee moved into the ...

The top-ranked Tennessee Volunteers travel into a hostile environment on Saturday when they face the Illinois Fighting Illini ...

What to watch across the next few days of college basketball, including Tennessee's trip to Illinois and a UConn-Gonzaga ...

The Big Ten needed it. Illinois couldn't get it done. So it goes. Purdue lost at home to Texas A&M on Saturday. Auburn ...

My Top 25 ballot this week includes 10 SEC teams, with five in the top 10. Three others have a case to be ranked, as well.

Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes shouts from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against ...