After running its winning streak to three games, Tennessee jumped three spots in the Associated Press Top 25.

The Vols are ranked 21st in this week’s poll, up from No. 24 last week. They were also ranked No. 21 in this week's USA Today Coaches Poll.

Tennessee (12-4, 3-2 SEC) is on the road Wednesday for a 9 p.m. Eastern Time start at Missouri (12-5, 2-2).

After starting SEC play with losses at Arkansas and home against Auburn, the Vols have bounced back with comeback wins over Kentucky and Vanderbilt and a wire-to-wire win over Texas A&M.

Tennessee stays on the road to end the week, playing at South Carolina on Saturday (6 p.m. ET; TV: SEC Network).

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The Vols have now been ranked for seven weeks, with stops at No. 24 (twice), No. 23, No. 21 (twice), No. 20 and No. 19.

Here's where Tennessee came in across other ratings and power rankings:

-- No. 14 per KenPom.com ratings and No. 13 in ESPN's Daily RPI

-- CBS Sports bracketologist Jerry Palm has Tennessee as a No. 4 seed in his Monday bracket update

-- ESPN's Joe Lunardi had the Vols a No. 5 seed in his Monday update

-- Andy Katz, in his Power 36 on NCAA.com, has Tennessee at No. 20, up nine spots from last week: "The Vols had quite a week with wins over Vanderbilt on the road and beating a Texas A&M team by 13 that is now shockingly winless in the SEC. Tennessee heads to Missouri Wednesday and South Carolina Saturday. This will be an NCAA tournament team. The Vols are No. 13 in the RPI and have two wins in quadrant 1 and five in quadrant 2. Tennessee will also likely get a good seed, barring a collapse. Keep an eye on this squad as it’s only going to rise."

-- ESPN's Jeff Borzello has the Vols at No. 17 in his power rankings: "Rick Barnes' team isn't going away. The Volunteers have won three in a row since their 0-2 start to SEC play, and that November win over Purdue continues to grow in stature. Moreover, their four losses have an average RPI of 9: Villanova, North Carolina, Auburn and Arkansas. Their profile is built pretty solidly right now."

-- Gary Parrish has Tennessee at No. 19 in his Top 25 And One: "The Vols have won three straight games since losing to Auburn. Their resume features three top-30 KenPom wins and zero sub-35 losses."

-- Jon Rothstein has the Vols just outside of his FanRag Sports College Basketball Top 25, listed in the "on the cusp category": "Had 23 assists on 25 made field goals against Kentucky."

-- Rob Dauster of NBCSports.com has Tennessee at No. 23 in his Top 25, after dropping the Vols out of the poll last week.

-- The Fieldhouse's Seth Davis has Tennessee at No. 20 in his Top 25

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