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

The Lady Vols dropped in the rankings after losing their third straight game. Tennessee is 15-5 in Kim Caldwell's first season.

Despite its struggles, Auburn made the right plays down the stretch. The Tigers went on a 6-0 run to close the game and forced Tennessee to miss six of its final seven shots to close the game. Jordan Mendoza of USA TODAY Sports says that Auburn’s win over the Volunteers proved that the Tigers have a “firm grasp on top of the sport” as the calendar flips to February in the weekly winners and losers feature.