Bracketology: Tennessee Entering SEC Tournament as Projected NCAA One-Seed
Sharpen those pencils, everyone. The NCAA Tournament is right around the corner. With the regular season in the rearview mirror, only the conference tournaments across the nation remain before the official tournament brackets are announced this Sunday evening. The fight for the final one-seed has been the talk of the college basketball world – or […]
Is it Better to be the Fourth One-Seed or the Top Two-Seed in the NCAA Tournament?
Tennessee’s men’s basketball program has never earned a one-seed in the NCAA Tournament. But this year’s UT team is poised to potentially finally earn one of the top four seeds in the Big Dance. Even with the Vols losing 85-81 to Kentucky at home to end the regular season, they’re still projected by many bracketologists […]
Bracketology: Tennessee Stays Projected on the Two-Line Despite Top 4 AP Ranking
With just four games left on the regular season schedule, end-of-season storylines are starting to become more and more prevalent. ESPN’s Joe Lunardi released his latest bracketology report on Tuesday with several interesting notes coming from the selection. Tennessee is sort of in an interesting situation right now as the Vols await the results of […]
Bracketology: Tennessee Lands as the Highest-Projected SEC Team
Aside from a quick social media update that saw Tennessee briefly move up to a one-seed, the Vols have had the same tournament projection over the last several weeks. The Bracketology projections come courtesy of ESPN expert Joe Lunardi, who has been tracking the projected 68-team tournament throughout the season. And now, with just a […]
Bracketology: Tennessee Remains On The Two-Line After Weekend Loss
Despite a loss to Texas A&M in College Station over the weekend, Tennessee’s spot in Joe Lunardi’s Bracketology rankings remains unchanged. The Vols went 1-1 last week with a win over LSU in Knoxville and a loss to Texas A&M on Saturday. Tennessee will head to Fayetteville for a Wednesday night game against Arkansas on […]
Bracketology: Tennessee Facing Familiar Opponents in South Region
As usual, we’re looking at Joe Lunardi’s latest ESPN Bracketology projections for Rick Barnes’ Tennessee basketball team each week, with this week being a particularly good week for the Vols. In fact, it was a downright dominant week for the Vols. While the weather was ice-cold outside the arena on both days, Tennessee defended their […]
Bracketology: Tennessee Basketball Stands Firm After First SEC Loss
Tennessee suffered their first conference loss this past week against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Starkville. Despite the loss, though, the Vols were able to bounce back for a comeback victory against Georgia in Athens on Saturday to close out another week of basketball. The Vols’ loss to Mississippi State only dropped them down one […]
Where Tennessee Basketball Stands in Latest Bracketology Rankings
Another week, another Bracketology report. With Tennessee’s win over No. 22 Ole Miss this past Saturday night to open up SEC play, the Vols have now kept the same No. 5 ranking for two straight weeks. While Purdue, Houston, Kansas, and UConn have held a strong grasp on the Top 5 rankings for a while […]
Tennessee Closing In on No. 1 Seed in Latest Bracketology Projections
Tennessee basketball is in a good position heading into SEC conference play this Saturday. The Vols have the No. 5 ranking in the latest AP Poll, have 10 wins on the season with six straight victories including over NC State and No. 20 Illinois, and only have three losses on the season that came during […]
Bracketology: Will Tennessee Land a Top Two Seed In the Tournament?
Could Tennessee land a top-two seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament this March? While it’s still way too early to say, one highly respected college basketball analyst is projecting it through this point in the season with 11 games in the rearview mirror. ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has had Tennessee (8-3) up to the No. 2 […]