Tomorrow marks one of the greatest days on the sports calendar. Selection Sunday means we get our hands on the official 68-team NCAA Tournament bracket and can begin to fill out guesses for how things will unfold in the pursuit of the first-ever perfect bracket.
As we count down to the release, Tennessee’s resume has been finalized. The Vols lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament on Friday to Vanderbilt, locking in the data points for the selection committee to seed UT. Currently, most bracketologies have Tennessee as a 5-seed, though some have it slipping to a 6-seed.
According to EvanMiya, the Vols are slotted as a projected 5-seed and will open the tournament with 12-seed Akron. Other projected seeds in Tennessee’s region that would stand in the way of a Final Four include 1-seed Florida, 2-seed UConn, 3-seed Purdue and 4-seed Kansas.
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On the site, you can also simulate his projected bracket to see how analytics have it unfolding. Here are the results of simulating Tennessee’s March Madness run five times on EvanMiya.com.
Simulation 1
- Result: National Title Runner-Up
- (Round of 64) Win over 12-seed Akron
- (Round of 32) Win over 4-seed Kansas
- (Sweet 16) Win over 1-seed Florida
- (Elite 8) Win over 3-seed Purdue
- (Final Four) Win over 5-seed Texas Tech
- (National Title) Loss to 1-seed Arizona
Simulation 2
- Result: Sweet 16
- (Round of 64) Win over 12-seed Akron
- (Round of 32) Win over 4-seed Kansas
- (Sweet 16) Loss to 1-seed Florida
Simulation 3
- Result: Sweet 16
- (Round of 64) Win over 12-seed Akron
- (Round of 32) Win over 4-seed Kansas
- (Sweet 16) Loss to 1-seed Florida
Simulation 4
- Result: Round of 64
- (Round of 64) Loss to 12-seed Akron
Simulation 5
- Result: Round of 32
- (Round of 64) Win over 12-seed Akron
- (Round of 32) Loss to 4-seed Kansas
